El Mirador La Danta Upper Pyramids

Steep tree-covered stone slope of the La Danta pyramid at El Mirador rising through dense jungle under a cloudy sky. loading

The upper temples of La Danta at El Mirador. Built during the Maya Preclassic period, roughly 300 BC to AD 150, this massive structure remains one of the largest pyramids ever built by volume.

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  • Archeology
  • Central America
  • El Mirador
  • Guatemala
  • Maya
  • Pyramids
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