Mixco Viejo

Guatemala Department · Guatemala

Mixco Viejo, Guatemala
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to April, in the dry season when access roads are in good shape
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A Postclassic hilltop citadel of the Chajoma Maya, dramatically sited on ridges above deep river canyons about an hour and a half from Guatemala City. Restored ball courts and temple platforms are usually shared with only a handful of other visitors.

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