Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1981 som kulturarv i Guatemala. Platsen hör till regionen Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1981.

UNESCOInhabited since the 2nd century A.D., Quirigua had become during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84) the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state. The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and an impressive series of carved stelae and sculpted calendars that constitute an essential source for the study of Mayan civilization.