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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient civilisation.

The ancient city named “Los Abuelos” – Spanish for “The Grandparents” – once stood about 21km from the archaeological site of Uaxactun in Guatemala’s northern Peten department, the culture ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

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