El Mirador
Good to know
- Best time to go
- December to April, during the dry season when jungle trails are passable
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A vast Preclassic Maya city buried deep in the Petén jungle, reachable only by a multi-day trek or helicopter. Its La Danta pyramid ranks among the largest structures ever raised in the ancient Americas, and the surrounding forest teems with howler monkeys and toucans.
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