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Ijik Xajlel

Mexico

Ijik Xajlel is an archaeological Maya site located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. It was a Maya settlement and port developed between the Middle and Late Classic period, built in a strategic geographical location with access to a beach where the river is slower which made easier the navigation with canoes and crossing to the other side of the river and it was part of an ancient route that connected sites on both sides of the Usumacinta Basin. In the archaeological site of Ijik Xajlel around 10 structures and platforms have been identified, ceramic representations dating from the late Classic period have also been found.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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