List of Maya sites

This list of Maya sites is an alphabetical listing of a number of significant archaeological sites associated with the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

The peoples and cultures which comprised the Maya civilization spanned more than 2500 years of Mesoamerican history, in the region of southern Mesoamerica which incorporates the present-day nations of Guatemala and Belize, much of Honduras and El Salvador, and the southeastern states of Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec eastwards, including the entire Yucatán Peninsula.

Throughout this region, many hundreds of Maya sites^[1] have been documented in at least some form by archaeological surveys and investigations, while the numbers of smaller/uninvestigated (or unknown) sites are so numerous (one study has documented over 4,400 Maya sites)^[2] that no complete archaeological list has yet been made. The listing which appears here is necessarily incomplete, however it contains notable sites drawn from several large and ongoing surveys, such as the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions (CMHI) and other sources (see References).

Note : Ignore the Spanish definite article "El" or "La" (and their plurals "Los" and "Las") when looking for a site in the alphabetical listing e.g. for El Mirador, look under M rather than E.

Map depicting the Maya area within the larger Mesoamerican region. View full size for details.

Most important sites

Maya sites which are known to have been among the largest and most influential polities through the various eras of Maya history —Formative (or Preclassic), Classic and Postclassic— and/or which have left the most impressive archaeological remains include:

Site	Location	Description	Photo
El Baúl	Escuintla Department, Guatemala	El Baúl, along with the sites of Bilbao and El Castillo, forms the Cotzumalhuapa Nuclear Zone, a large urban area dating to the Late Classic period.
Becan	Campeche, Mexico	Becan was a major city in the Yucatán Peninsula. It was occupied from about 550 BC, in the Middle Preclassic period and was inhabited through the entire Classic Period, finally being abandoned around the 9th century AD. The site had contact with Teotihuacan in the Early Classic and was fortified with a moat and ramparts.[3]
Calakmul	Campeche, Mexico	Calakmul was one of the two most important Maya cities in the Classic Period, when its rivalry with Tikal dominated the Maya political landscape. The city was already an important city in the Late Preclassic, with dated monuments being erected up to the beginning of the 10th century AD.[4]
Caracol	Cayo District, Belize	Caracol was an important lowland Maya city, it was already settled in the Late Preclassic but reached its maximum power in the Classic Period when it was first allied with Tikal and later with Calakmul. It played an important role in the downfall of Tikal in the Early Classic and underwent a dramatic expansion in the Late Classic.[5]
El Ceibal (also known as Seibal)	Petén Department, Guatemala	Seibal was the largest Classic Period city in the Pasión River region, situated on buffs overlooking the river. The city experienced a Late Preclassic apogee before declining in the Early Classic and falling under the domination of Dos Pilas in the Late Classic. It survived the collapse of that kingdom to become one of the last cities to survive in the area and was abandoned at the end of the Classic Period.[6]
Chichen Itza	Yucatán, Mexico	Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and was a major focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic through to the Early Postclassic period and that demonstrated a variety of Maya and non-Maya architectural styles.[7]
Chunchucmil	Yucatán, Mexico	Chunchucmil was a large site that reached its apogee during the Late to Terminal Classic. The organisation of the city appears to have differed from that of other Maya sites and appears to have been geared towards a specialised coastal trade in salt.[8]
Coba	Quintana Roo, Mexico	Coba is large site situated among five small lakes on a dry plain. The site is known for a network of 16 causeways linking it to neighbouring sites, the longest of which runs over 100 kilometres (62 mi) west to Yaxuna. The main phase of occupation of the city dates to the Late Classic through to the Early Postclassic, from about AD 700 to 1100.[9]
Copán	Copán Department, Honduras	Copán was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD, when it was closely allied with Tikal. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples. The city is best known for its elaborate sculptural style.[10]
Dos Pilas	Petén Department, Guatemala	Dos Pilas dates to the Late Classic Period, being founded by an offshoot of the Tikal dynasty in order to control trade routes in the Petexbatún region. It broke away from Tikal and became a vassal of Calakmul. It was a predator state from the beginning and the city gives an important glimpse into the great rivalries and political strife that characterised the Late Classic. Much of the history of Dos Pilas can now be reconstructed, with a level of detail that is almost unparalleled in the Maya area.[11]
Dzibilchaltun	Yucatán, Mexico	Dzibilchaltun was a large and important city in the far north of the Yucatán Peninsula, with its principal architecture dating to the Classic Period, although activity at the site continued into the Late Postclassic when the city's main temple was already in ruins.[12]
Iximche	Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala	Although short-lived, Iximche was the capital of the Kaqchikel highland kingdom at the time of the Spanish conquest of Guatemala and became the base of operations for the conquest of the highlands and Pacific coast until Spanish demands for tribute caused the Kaqchikels to break off their alliance and rebel. The Spanish then burned Iximche and moved their capital to nearby Tecpán Guatemala until frequent Kaqchikel raids forced them to move their colonial capital to what is now Ciudad Vieja near Antigua Guatemala.
Ixkun	Petén Department, Guatemala	Ixkun is a large site containing many unrestored mounds and ruins and is the best known archaeological site within the municipality of Dolores.[13] It was the capital of one of the four largest kingdoms in the upper Mopan Valley.[14] Stela 1 at Ixkun is one of the tallest stone monuments in the entire Petén Basin.[15] Although the main period of activity was during the Late Classic Period, the site was occupied from the Late Preclassic right through to the Postclassic Period.
Kaminaljuyu	Guatemala Department, Guatemala	Kaminaljuyu was founded in the Middle Preclassic and emerged as an important city in the Late Preclassic and dominated the entire Maya Highlands. It declined at the end of the Preclassic and was taken over by a new Maya group in the Early Classic with strong contacts with central Mexico. Occupation at Kaminaljuyu extended into the Late Classic.[16]
Mayapan	Yucatán, Mexico	Mayapan was an important fortified city with a densely occupied area within the city walls. The principal pyramid at Mayapan was modelled after the main pyramid at Chichen Itza. The city was the most important site in Yucatán for a period of about 250 years during the Postclassic Period, with the earliest structures dating to the 12th century AD.[17]
El Mirador	Petén Department, Guatemala	El Mirador was an enormous Late Preclassic city although construction apparently began in the Middle Preclassic and some level of occupation continued into the Classic Period. The city included some very large triadic pyramids and covered an area similar to that of Classic Period Tikal.[18]
Naachtun	Petén Department, Guatemala	Naachtun is situated in the extreme north of Petén, in a central location between Tikal and Calakmul, the two great Classic Period Maya powers, both of which constantly influenced its politics. The hieroglyphic texts from the site cover almost the whole Classic Period from 504 to 761 AD, although the site was inhabited since the Preclassic.[19]
Nakbe	Petén Department, Guatemala	Nakbe was an important city in the Middle Preclassic, with its principal phase of occupation lasting from about 1000 BC to 400 BC. The city is linked to neighbouring El Mirador by a Late Preclassic causeway. Nakbe appears to possess the earliest examples of Maya masonry architecture and of sacbe causeways.[20]
Naranjo	Petén Department, Guatemala	Naranjo was the capital of a kingdom from the Early Classic through to the Late Classic and formed an important link in the trade routes running from the great city of Tikal to the Caribbean Sea. The earliest dated monuments at the site date to the late 5th century AD. The city became a vassal of Tikal's great rival Calakmul and was involved in a series of devastating wars.[21]
Oxkintok	Yucatán, Mexico	Oxkintok was one of the first Maya states to develop in the northern lowlands, undergoing a process of rapid development in the Early Classic Period that gave rise to an important capital with inscribed stone monuments. The earliest dated monument dates to the late 5th century AD.[22]
Palenque	Chiapas, Mexico	Palenque is located in the foothills of the Chiapas highlands. The city became dominant over the western Maya lowlands during the Late Classic, and engaged in hostilities with its neighbour Toniná that eventually eclipsed it. Hieroglyphic inscriptions at Palenque document a dynastic sequence stretching from the 5th century AD through to the end of the 8th century. The site is best known for the Temple of the Inscriptions, the mortuary shrine containing the tomb of king K'inich Janaab' Pakal.[23]
El Peru (also known as Waka')	Petén Department, Guatemala	El Perú was a major Classic Period ally of Calakmul in its wars against Tikal.[24]
Piedras Negras	Petén Department, Guatemala	Piedras Negras was the largest city in the region of the Usumacinta River and is known for its excellent quality Late Classic sculpted monuments. These well preserved inscriptions provided the first evidence that Maya texts described historical events. The site has a continuous series of texts running from the 7th century AD through to the 9th century.[25]
Quiriguá	Izabal Department, Guatemala	Quiriguá is a relatively small site that was founded by Tikal in the Early Classic in order to control the Motagua River trade route, important for the transport of jade and obsidian. Originally a vassal of Copán, the city rebelled and allied itself with Calakmul, after which it erected elaborate monuments in a style similar to that of its former overlord.[26]
Q'umarkaj	Quiché Department, Guatemala	Q'umarkaj (also known as Utatlán) was the Postclassic capital of the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj at the time of the Spanish Conquest and was one of the most powerful Maya cities at that time, dominating the Guatemalan Highlands.[27]
San Bartolo	Petén Department, Guatemala	San Bartolo is a remote site in the Guatemalan rainforest and was only discovered in 2001. Most of the structures at the site date to the Late Preclassic and overlie older Middle Preclassic architecture, although the city was reoccupied in the Late Classic. San Bartolo possesses one of the most important Preclassic murals yet found.[28]
Tikal	Petén Department, Guatemala	Tikal was founded in the Late Preclassic but reached its greatest power in the Late Classic, when most of its great temples were constructed. The site was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Maya history and possesses a dynastic chronology that extends from about AD 100 through to the 9th century. A long-running rivalry between Tikal and Calakmul began in the 6th century, with each of the two cities forming its own network of mutually hostile alliances arrayed against each other in what has been likened to a long-running war between two Maya superpowers.[29]
Tulum	Quintana Roo, Mexico	Tulum is a Late Postclassic site situated on cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea and was probably occupied at the time of the Spanish Conquest. It is a small site with architecture in a style similar to that at the bigger cities of Chichen Itza and Mayapan. The site was probably founded to expand the coastal trade routes of the Yucatán Peninsula.[30]
Uxmal	Yucatán, Mexico	Uxmal was an important capital in the western Yucatán region, demonstrating architecture in the Puuc Maya style. The site reached its apogee in the Late to Terminal Classic from about AD 800–1000 and appears to have declined at the beginning of the Postclassic Period, although the exact length of occupation of the city is unknown.[31]
Yaxchilan	Chiapas, Mexico	In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya cities along the course of the Usumacinta, with Piedras Negras as its major rival.[32] Architectural styles in subordinate sites in the Usumacinta region demonstrate clear differences that mark a clear boundary between the two kingdoms.[32] Yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the Classic era, and the dominant power of the Usumacinta River area. It dominated such smaller sites as Bonampak.[33] The site is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures.[34]
Yaxha	Petén Department, Guatemala	Yaxha was a large city located upon the north shore of the lake of the same name. The city reached its maximum power in the Early Classic, when it was one of the largest capital cities in the Maya region; it was apparently allied with Tikal at that time. By the Late Classic its power had waned, perhaps linked to defeat by Calakmul or its allies.[35]

Alphabetical listing

Contents :

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

Site	Location	Photo
Abaj Takalik (see Takalik Abaj)	Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala[36]
Acanceh	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Acanmul	Campeche, Mexico[38]
Actun Tunichil Muknal	Cayo District, Belize[39]
Actuncan	Cayo District, Belize[40]
El Aguacate	Petén Department, Guatemala[41]
Aguas Calientes	Petén Department, Guatemala[42]
Aguateca	Petén Department, Guatemala[43]
Ake	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Akte	Petén Department, Guatemala[44]
Almuchil	Campeche, Mexico[45]
Altar de los Reyes	Campeche, Mexico[46]
Altar de Sacrificios	Petén Department, Guatemala[47]
Altun Ha	Belize District, Belize
La Amelia	Petén Department, Guatemala[48]
El Amparo	Chiapas, Mexico
Anayte'	Chiapas, Mexico
Anonal	Petén Department, Guatemala[49]
Arroyo de Piedra	Petén Department, Guatemala[50]

B

Site	Location	Photo
Baking Pot	Cayo District, Belize
Balberta	Escuintla Department, Guatemala[51]
Balakbal	Campeche, Mexico
Balamku	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Balamtun	Petén Department, Guatemala
Balankanche	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
El Baúl	Escuintla Department, Guatemala[52]
Becan	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Bejucal	Petén Department, Guatemala[53]
Bellote	Tabasco, Mexico
Blackman Eddy	Cayo District, Belize
La Blanca, Peten	Petén Department, Guatemala[54]
Bolonchen	Campeche, Mexico
Bonampak	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
Buena Vista	Petén Department, Guatemala[55]

C

Site	Location	Photo
Cahal Pech	Cayo District, Belize
Calakmul	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Campeche	Campeche, Mexico
Cancuen	Petén Department, Guatemala[56]
Cansacbe	Campeche, Mexico
Caracol	Cayo District, Belize
El Caribe	Petén Department, Guatemala[57]
Casa Blanca	Santa Ana Department, El Salvador[58]
Cenotillo	Yucatán, Mexico
Los Cerritos-Chijoj	Quiché Department, Guatemala[59]
Cerro Quiac	Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala[60]
Cerros	Corozal District, Belize
Chac II	Yucatán, Mexico
Chacchoben	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
Chacmultun	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Chactún	Campeche, Mexico
Chakalal	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Chakanbakan	Quintana Roo, Mexico[61]
Chakokot	Petén Department, Guatemala[62]
El Chal	Petén Department, Guatemala[63]
Chapayal	Petén Department, Guatemala[64]
Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapas, Mexico[65]
Chicanna	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Chichen Itza	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Chichmul	Yucatán, Mexico
El Chicozapote	Petén Department, Guatemala
Chinaha
Chinikiha	Chiapas, Mexico
Chinkultic	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
Chitinamit	Quiché Department, Guatemala[66]
Chocolá	Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala[67]
Chojolom	Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala
El Chorro	Petén Department, Guatemala[68]
Chuctiepa	Chiapas, Mexico
Chunchucmil	Yucatán, Mexico
Chunhuhub	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Chunhuitz	Petén Department, Guatemala
Chunlimon	Campeche, Mexico
Chutixtiox	Quiché Department, Guatemala[69]
Cihuatán	San Salvador Department, El Salvador[70]
Cival	Petén Department, Guatemala
Civiltuk
Coba	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
Comalcalco	Tabasco, Mexico[37]
Comitan	Chiapas, Mexico
Consacbe
Copán	Copán Department, Honduras
La Corona (The enigmatic "Site Q")	Petén Department, Guatemala
Corozal	Corozal District, Belize
Cozumel	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Cuca	Yucatán, Mexico
Cuello	Orange Walk District, Belize
Culuba	Yucatán, Mexico

D

Site	Location	Photo
Dos Pilas	Petén Department, Guatemala[71]
Dzehkabtun	Campeche, Mexico
Dzekilna	Yucatán, Mexico
Dzibanche	Quintana Roo, Mexico[72]
Dzibilchaltun	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Dzibilnocac	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Dzibiltun	Campeche, Mexico
Dzilam	Yucatán, Mexico
Dzitbalche	Campeche, Mexico
Dzula	Quintana Roo, Mexico

E

Site	Location	Photo
Edzna	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Ek' Balam	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Ekab (modern Cancun)	Quintana Roo, Mexico
El Encanto (Chiapas)	Chiapas, Mexico
El Encanto (Petén)	Petén Department, Guatemala[73]
Colonia La Esperanza	Chiapas, Mexico

F

Site	Location	Photo
La Florida	Petén Department, Guatemala[74]
Flores (see Nojpetén)	Petén Department, Guatemala[75]

G

Site	Location	Photo
Guaquitepec	Chiapas, Mexico
Gumarcaj (see Q'umarkaj)	Quiché Department, Guatemala[76]

H

Site	Location	Photo
Hacienda Hotzuc	Yucatán, Mexico
Halakal	Yucatán, Mexico
Halal	Yucatán, Mexico
Haltunchon	Campeche, Mexico
Los Higos	Copán Department, Honduras
Hochob	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Holactun	Campeche, Mexico
Holmul	Petén Department, Guatemala
La Honradez[77]	Petén Department, Guatemala
Holtun	Petén Department, Guatemala[78]
Los Horcones	Chiapas, Mexico[79]
Hormiguero	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Huacutal	Petén Department, Guatemala
Huntichmul	Yucatán, Mexico
Huntichmul II	Campeche, Mexico

I

Site	Location	Photo
Ichmac	Campeche, Mexico
Ichmul	Yucatán, Mexico
Ichpaatun	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Ichpich	Campeche, Mexico
Ikil (Maya site)	Yucatán, Mexico
Itsimte-Sacluk	Petén Department, Guatemala
Itzamkanac	Campeche, Mexico
Itzan	Petén Department, Guatemala[80]
Itzimte-Bolonchen (see Bolonchen)	Campeche, Mexico
Ixil	Yucatán, Mexico
Iximche	Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala[81]
Ixkun	Petén Department, Guatemala[82]
Ixlu	Petén Department, Guatemala[83]
Ixtelha	Chiapas, Mexico
Ixtonton	Petén Department, Guatemala[84]
Ixtutz	Petén Department, Guatemala[85]
Izamal	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Izapa	Chiapas, Mexico

J

Site	Location	Photo
Jacawitz (see Chitinamit)	Quiché Department, Guatemala
Jaina Island	Campeche, Mexico[86]
Jimbal	Petén Department, Guatemala[87]
Jolja'	Chiapas, Mexico
Jonuta	Tabasco, Mexico
Joya de Cerén	La Libertad Department, El Salvador
La Joyanca	Petén Department, Guatemala[88]

K

Site	Location	Photo
Kabah	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Kalakmul (see Calakmul)	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Kaminaljuyu	Guatemala Department, Guatemala[89]
Kana	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Kanki	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Kantunil Kin	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Kaxuinic	Orange Walk District, Belize
Kayal	Campeche, Mexico
Kinal	Petén Department, Guatemala[90]
Kiuic	Yucatán, Mexico
Kohunlich	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
Komchen	Yucatán, Mexico
K'atepan	Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala[91]

L

Site	Location	Photo
Labna	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Lacanha	Chiapas, Mexico
El Lagartero	Chiapas, Mexico[92]
Laguna Perdida	Petén Department, Guatemala[93]
Lagunita	Campeche, Mexico
Lamanai	Orange Walk District, Belize
Lashtunich	Petén Department, Guatemala
Loltun	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
López Mateos	Chiapas, Mexico
Louisville	Corozal District, Belize
Lubaantun	Toledo District, Belize

M

Site	Location	Photo
Machaquila	Petén Department, Guatemala[94]
Managua (Maya site)	Campeche, Mexico
Maní	Yucatán, Mexico
La Mar	Chiapas, Mexico
Mario Ancona	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Maxcanu	Yucatán, Mexico
Mayapan	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
El Meco	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
La Milpa	Orange Walk District, Belize
Minanha	Cayo District, Belize
El Mirador	Petén Department, Guatemala[95]
Miraflores	Chiapas, Mexico
Mixco Viejo	Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala[96]
Monte Alto	Escuintla Department, Guatemala[97]
La Montura	Petén Department, Guatemala
Mopila	Yucatán, Mexico
Moral Reforma	Tabasco, Mexico
Motul de San José	Petén Department, Guatemala[98]
Mountain Cow	Cayo District, Belize
La Muerta	Petén Department, Guatemala
Mulchic	Yucatán, Mexico
Muluch Tsekal	Yucatán, Mexico
La Muñeca	Campeche, Mexico
Muyil	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]

N

Site	Location	Photo
Naachtun	Petén Department, Guatemala[19]
Naj Tunich	Petén Department, Guatemala[99]
Nakbe	Petén Department, Guatemala[100]
Nakum	Petén Department, Guatemala
Naranjo	Petén Department, Guatemala[101]
La Naya	Petén Department, Guatemala
Nebaj	Quiché Department, Guatemala[102]
Nicolás Bravo	Quintana Roo, Mexico[72]
Nim Li Punit	Toledo District, Belize
Nocuchich	Campeche, Mexico
Nohmul	Orange Walk District, Belize
Nohpat	Yucatán, Mexico

O

Site	Location	Photo
Ojo de Agua	Campeche, Mexico
Okop	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Oxcutzcab	Yucatán, Mexico
Oxkintok	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Oxlahuntun	Chiapas, Mexico
Oxpemul	Campeche, Mexico[103]
Oxtankah	Quintana Roo, Mexico[61]

P

Site	Location	Photo
El Pabellón	Chiapas, Mexico
Padre Piedra	Chiapas, Mexico
Pajaral	Petén Department, Guatemala
Palenque	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
El Palmar (Chiapas)	Chiapas, Mexico
El Palmar (Quintana Roo)	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Panhale	Tabasco, Mexico
Pantaleón	Escuintla Department, Guatemala[104]
El Paraíso (Maya site)	Copán Department, Honduras
El Parajal	Petén Department, Guatemala[105]
La Pasadita	Petén Department, Guatemala[106]
Pasión del Cristo	Quintana Roo, Mexico
El Pato	Petén Department, Guatemala
Pechal	Campeche, Mexico
El Perú	Petén Department, Guatemala[107]
Pestac	Chiapas, Mexico
Pie de Gallo	Petén Department, Guatemala
Piedra Labrada	Chiapas, Mexico
Piedras Negras	Petén Department, Guatemala[108]
El Pilar	Jointly in Cayo District, Belize and Petén Department, Guatemala[109]
Pixoy	Campeche, Mexico
Plan de Ayutla	Chiapas, Mexico[65]
La Pochitoca	Petén Department, Guatemala[110]
Polol	Petén Department, Guatemala[111]
Pomona, Belize	Stann Creek District, Belize
Pomona, Tabasco	Tabasco, Mexico[37]
Pomuch	Campeche, Mexico
El Portón	Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala[112]
El Porvenir	Petén Department, Guatemala[113]
El Puente	Copán Department, Honduras
Punta de Chimino	Petén Department, Guatemala[114]
Pusilha	Toledo District, Belize

Q

Site	Location	Photo
"Site Q" (see La Corona)	Petén Department, Guatemala
Quen Santo	Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala[115]
Quiriguá	Izabal Department, Guatemala[116]
Q'umarkaj	Quiché Department, Guatemala[117]

R

Site	Location	Photo
El Resbalón	Quintana Roo, Mexico[72]
El Retiro	Chiapas, Mexico
Río Amarillo	Copán Department, Honduras
Río Azul	Petén Department, Guatemala[118]
Río Bec	Campeche, Mexico[103]
Río Michol	Chiapas, Mexico
El Rosal (Maya site)

S

Site	Location	Photo
Sabacche	Yucatán, Mexico
Sacchana	Chiapas, Mexico
Sacnicte	Yucatán, Mexico
Sacul	Petén Department, Guatemala[119]
Salinas de los Nueve Cerros	Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala[120]
San Andrés	La Libertad Department, El Salvador
San Bartolo	Petén Department, Guatemala
San Clemente	Petén Department, Guatemala[121]
San Diego	Petén Department, Guatemala[122]
San Gervasio	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
San Lorenzo (Campeche)	Campeche, Mexico
San Lorenzo (Chiapas)	Chiapas, Mexico
San Mateo Ixtatán	Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala[123]
San Pedro (Dzitbalche)	Campeche, Mexico
Santa Elena Poco Uinic	Chiapas, Mexico
Santa Rita Corozal	Corozal District, Belize
Santa Rosa Xtampak	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Santoton	Chiapas, Mexico
Sayil	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Seibal	Petén Department, Guatemala[124]
Sihó	Yucatán, Mexico
Silvituc	Campeche, Mexico
Simojovel	Chiapas, Mexico
Sisilha	Campeche, Mexico
La Sufricaya	Petén Department, Guatemala[125]

T

Site	Location	Photo
Tabi	Yucatán, Mexico
El Tabasqueño	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Takalik Abaj	Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala[36]
Tamarindito	Petén Department, Guatemala
Tancah	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tayasal	Petén Department, Guatemala[126]
Tazumal	Santa Ana Department, El Salvador
Techoh	Yucatán, Mexico
Telantunich	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Teleman	Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
El Temblor	Petén Department, Guatemala
Tenam Puente	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
Tenam Rosario	Chiapas, Mexico
Tikal	Petén Department, Guatemala[127]
Tila	Chiapas, Mexico
El Tintal	Petén Department, Guatemala[128]
Tohcok	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Tonalá	Chiapas, Mexico
Toniná	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
Topoxté	Petén Department, Guatemala[129]
Tortuguero	Tabasco, Mexico
Tres Islas	Petén Department, Guatemala[130]
La Trinidad de Nosotros	Petén Department, Guatemala[131]
Tulum	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
Tunkuyi	Campeche, Mexico
Tzendales	Chiapas, Mexico
Tzibanche	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tzocchen	Campeche, Mexico
Tzum	Campeche, Mexico

U

Site	Location	Photo
Uaxactun	Petén Department, Guatemala[132]
Uaymil	Campeche, Mexico[133]
Ucanal	Petén Department, Guatemala[134]
Uci	Yucatán, Mexico
Uitzina	Yucatán, Mexico
Ukum	Yucatán, Mexico
La Unión	Quintana Roo, Mexico[72]
Uolantun	Petén Department, Guatemala
Utatlan (see Q'umarkaj)	Quiché Department, Guatemala
Uxbenka	Toledo District, Belize
Uxmal	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Uxul	Campeche, Mexico

W

Site	Location	Photo
Waka' (see El Perú)	Petén Department, Guatemala[107]
Waxaktun (see Uaxactun)	Petén Department, Guatemala[132]
Witzna	Petén Department, Guatemala

X

Site	Location	Photo
Xbalche	Campeche, Mexico
Xcalumkin	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Xcambo	Yucatán, Mexico
Xcaret	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
X'Castillo	Yucatán, Mexico
Xcocha	Campeche, Mexico
Xcochkax	Campeche, Mexico
Xcorralche	Yucatán, Mexico
Xcucsuc	Campeche, Mexico
Xculoc	Campeche, Mexico
Xelha	Quintana Roo, Mexico[37]
Xicalango	Campeche, Mexico
Xkalachetzimin	Campeche, Mexico
Xkichmook	Yucatán, Mexico
Xkipche	Yucatán, Mexico
Xkombec	Campeche, Mexico
Xkukican	Yucatán, Mexico
Xlapak	Yucatán, Mexico[37]
Xmakabatun	Petén Department, Guatemala
Xnaheb	Toledo District, Belize
Xnucbec	Campeche, Mexico
Xpuhil	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Xtampak (also known as Santa Rosa Xtampak)	Campeche, Mexico[37]
Xtobo	Yucatán, Mexico
Xul	Yucatán, Mexico
Xultun	Petén Department, Guatemala[135]
Xunantunich	Cayo District, Belize
Xupa	Chiapas, Mexico
Xutilha	Petén Department, Guatemala[136]
Xutixtiox (see Chutixtiox)	Quiché Department, Guatemala[69]

Y

Site	Location	Photo
Yaaxhom	Yucatán, Mexico
Yakalmai	Campeche, Mexico
Yalcabakal	Campeche, Mexico
Yaltutud	Petén Department, Guatemala
Yaxche-Xlabpak	Campeche, Mexico
Yaxchilan	Chiapas, Mexico[37]
Yaxcopoil	Yucatán, Mexico
Yaxha	Petén Department, Guatemala[137]
Yaxuna	Yucatán, Mexico
Yo'okop	Quintana Roo, Mexico
Yula	Yucatán, Mexico

Z

Site	Location	Photo
Zacpeten	Petén Department, Guatemala[138]
Zaculeu	Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala[139]
El Zapote	Petén Department, Guatemala[140]
Zapote Bobal	Petén Department, Guatemala[141]
El Zotz	Petén Department, Guatemala[142]

See also

• Maya architecture
• List of Mesoamerican pyramids

Notes

1. The CMHI enumeration of sites with inscriptions and/or Maya artworks, as modified and revised by Riese (2004) lists over 430 sites.
2. Witschey and Brown (2005)
3. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.372-373.
4. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.356-361.
5. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.364.
6. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.520.
7. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.562-566.
8. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.548-549.
9. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.556.
10. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.333-341.
11. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.383-387. Martin & Grube 2000, p.55.
12. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.550.
13. Laporte & Mejía 2005, p. 5.
14. Laporte 2005, p.202.
15. Laporte & Torres 1994, p. 131.
16. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.195.
17. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.592-599.
18. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.252-253.
19. Mathews et al 2005, p.669.
20. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.210.
21. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.380.
22. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.301.
23. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.451-472.
24. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.496.
25. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.424.
26. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.351-354. Martin & Grube 2000, p.216. Miller 1999, pp.134–35.
27. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.4, 621-623.
28. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.262.
29. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.1, 302-311. Webster 2002, pp.168-9.
30. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.609.
31. Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.536-537.
32. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.421.
33. Coe 1999, p.125.
34. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.435.
35. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.375.
36. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1713.
37. CONACULTA 2007, pp.IV.3-4 (96-97).
38. Benavides C. 2005, p.16.
39. Awe et al 2005, p.223.
40. LeCount 2004, p.27.
41. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #332.
42. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #367.
43. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #354.
44. Moriarty 2005, p.444.
45. Andrews 1984, 1990, p.8.
46. Pharo 2014, p. 97.
47. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #363.
48. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes.
49. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #370.
50. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #355.
51. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1115.
52. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1210.
53. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #2.
54. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #427.
55. Moriarty 2005, p.443.
56. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #345.
57. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #368.
58. Ichikawa et al 2009, pp.502, 505.
59. Garrido 2009, p.1011.
60. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1651.
61. Esparza Olguín and Pérez Gutiérrez 2009, p. 1.
62. Moriarty 2005, p.441.
63. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #53.
64. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #21.
65. CONACULTA 2007, p.IV.5 (98).
66. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1005.
67. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #2126.
68. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #364.
69. Adams 1996, p. 318.
70. Amaroli and Amador 2003, p. 2.
71. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #361.
72. Esparza Olguín and Pérez Gutiérrez 2009, p. 15.
73. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #177.
74. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #232.
75. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #129.
76. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. Listed as Utatlan (Qumarkaaj), #1008.
77. Muñoz Cosme et al 2010, p. 378.
78. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #140.
79. García-Des Lauriers, undated.
80. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #192.
81. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #715.
82. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #17.
83. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #136.
84. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #18.
85. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #7.
86. Benavides C. 2005, p.22.
87. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #179.
88. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #204.
89. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1306.
90. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #412.
91. Wölfel and Frühsorge 2008, pp. 86-87
92. INAH 2015.
93. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #198.
94. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #215.
95. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #288.
96. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #696.
97. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1111.
98. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #313.
99. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #213.
100. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #317.
101. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #400.
102. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #905.
103. Benavides C. 2005, p.23.
104. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1220.
105. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #199.
106. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #202.
107. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #229.
108. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #210.
109. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #404.
110. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #162.
111. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #194.
112. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #655.
113. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #209.
114. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #359.
115. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1466.
116. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1555.
117. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1008.
118. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #413.
119. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #16, 30-33.
120. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #435.
121. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #155.
122. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #347.
123. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1469.
124. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #366.
125. Foley 2007.
126. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #131.
127. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #180.
128. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #267.
129. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #156.
130. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #352.
131. Moriarty 2005, p.445.
132. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #181.
133. Benavides C. 2005, p.25.
134. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #423.
135. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #411.
136. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #322.
137. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #159.
138. Rice and Rice 1997, p. 567.
139. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #1420.
140. Estrada-Belli and Foley 2004, p.843.
141. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #207.
142. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. #314.

External links

The long-term research project Text Database Dictionary of Classic Mayan is working on a list of Archaeological Sites with Maya Inscriptions that is constantly growing. The list is sorted by site name, and primarily encompasses the archaeological sites in Mesoamerica where Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions have been discovered and verifiably documented over the course of archaeological survey and excavations.

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