Guatemala city archeological tour – Kaminal Juyu and Miraflores

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The Archaeological Park KAMINAL JUYU is the only site in the capital and worth visiting if you have a few hours to spend in the city and want to stretch your legs between two flights or if you just have some extra time in the capital but not enough to go somewhere else . From the airport it will take you about 30 minutes to reach the site. The site itself contains the surviving structures of the city’s central core which has been completely enclosed by modern constructions. There is also a small museum at the park. Collections of carved monuments and ceramics from Kaminaljuyu are on display at the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology located in Zone 13, as well as at Popol Vuh Museum in Zone 10. In addition, the small but impressive Miraflores Museum, located near the Tikal Futura Hotel, on Roosevelt Boulevard, just a few blocks from the Kaminaljuyu Archaeological Park, displays the skeletal remains of three individuals, jade ornaments, obsidian artifacts and pottery offering vessels found at the tomb of a Maya noble, recreated inside of a preserved ancient mound that can be reached through an underground tunnel. A transparent floor allows the visitor to peer at the tomb underlying directly beneath their feet.

If you have a bit more time, next to the airport you could combine this visit with the Museum of archeology and ethnology …

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