Zaculeu is a ruined city of the Maya in Highlands (Guatemala) in Guatemala.
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background
Zaculeu is the ruins site of the once proud pre-Columbian capital of the Mam-Maya. The name roughly means white earth in the Mayan dialect of the Mam-Maya. The first settlement probably goes back to the pre-classical period. The first structures were created in the early classical period. The early architecture has strong features from the central one Mexico on. Probably this is due to the strong influence of Teotihuacan to lead back. The city was expanded further in the classical and post-classical periods. In the 12th century AD, the city was made up of the K'iche ' Utatlan defeated and acted from then on as an ally. This did not change when the Spaniards arrived in 1524. They finally attacked the city in 1525. After months of siege, the Mam finally gave up and the Spaniards were able to take the city. The Spaniards found half of 5,000 people dead while the other half ate on the corpses, after which the city was abandoned and the new one Huehuetenango John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood rediscovered the facility in 1840 and reported on it. In 1931 the city was declared a national monument. Since then, there have been a few restorations under the direction of the United Fruit Company.
getting there
By plane
By train
In the street
The ruins are about 4 km away from Huehuetenango. There is a bus to the ruins every 30 minutes
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
You can see eight plazas with numerous pyramids, temples and ball playgrounds. Structure 1 is particularly worth seeing. A 12-meter-high pyramid that has been rebuilt seven times since the early classical period. A museum provides information and shows exhibits.
