El Perú (Waka')

Petén Department · Guatemala

El Perú (Waka'), Guatemala
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A Classic Maya city on a bluff above the San Pedro river that controlled trade toward the western lowlands. Royal tombs and carved stelae recount its shifting alliances with great powers.

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