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Mary Ann Campbell | profile | all galleries >> Travel: Latin America >> Tikal, December 2011 >> Mundo Perdido, Tikal tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Mundo Perdido, Tikal

The Lost World complex, or Mundo Perdido, is Late Preclassic. The grand pyramid here is from the about 600 AD. There are details suggesting influence from Teotihuacan. Nearby is the Plaza of the Seven Temples, probably over-restored. It was raining; photos are not good.
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goggles indicate influence from Teotihuacan 2732
goggles indicate influence from Teotihuacan 2732		 2733
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glyph 2734		 highlands Guatemalan ceremony 2739
highlands Guatemalan ceremony 2739
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central temple of Seven Temples 2750
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four of the 7 temples 2754		 the other 3, plus the central temple (over-restored) 2755
the other 3, plus the central temple (over-restored) 2755

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