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    Quiriguá (Spanish pronunciation: [kiɾiˈɣwa]) is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized...
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    wider Maya stage. Wamaw K'awiil is named at Quiriguá on the southern periphery of Mesoamerica. Quiriguá traditionally had been a vassal of its southern...
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    king of Quiriguá. This unexpected defeat resulted in a 17-year hiatus at the city, during which time Copán may have been subject to Quiriguá in a reversal...
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    Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat (category Quiriguá)
    city-state of Quiriguá. Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat ruled the city from 724 to 785 AD. The most significant event of his reign—and of Quiriguá's history—occurred...
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    Altar Q. Soon thereafter, Yax K'uk' Mo' installed Tok Casper as king of Quiriguá, about 50 km north of Copán. The city reached its peak in 450 CE when it...
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    the earth and chief lightning god. An important rain god at Copán and Quiriguá in the southern Maya area. God of the woods, of wild nature, and of the...
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    his vassal, king Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá. The captured lord of Copán was taken back to Quiriguá and was decapitated in a public ritual. It...
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  • "LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO (Grow free and fecund)" 10 centavos: a monolith from Quiriguá 25 centavos: an indigenous woman, Concepción Ramírez 50 centavos: Monja...
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    ornithologist Osbert Salvi, encouraged him to explore the Maya ruins of Quiriguá and Copán. In February 1880, Maudslay resigned from the colonial service...
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    Dos Pilas. Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, Ajaw of Quiriguá was one of the key people during the third war. Quiriguá was a province of Copán, then in 734 K'ak'...
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    nearby tourist attractions are the Mayan ruins of Quirigua. In 1910, the United Fruit Company bought Quiriguá and all the land around the site for banana production;...
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    6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá. Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Los Amates. It is a medium-sized...
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  • the key Motagua River trade route to Quiriguá. The fall in Copán's income and corresponding increase at Quiriguá is evident from the massive commissioning...
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    Machaquila El Mirador La Joyanca Mixco Viejo Naranjo Nakbé Piedras Negras Quirigua Q'umarkaj Tikal Uaxactún Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Volcán de Agua Volcán...
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    American cities, mountain ranges or provinces. Quiriguá was a Mayan city in south-eastern Guatemala. Quirigua, yard hull number 1445, was launched 6 February...
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    is founded around this time according to the Canggal inscription. 738: Quiriguá declares independence from Copan 740: Battle of Akroinon. Byzantines win...
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  • his vassal, king Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá. The captured lord of Copán was taken back to Quiriguá and, in early May 738, he was decapitated in...
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  • Imix Kʼawiil 2 January or 15 June 695 3 May 738 3 May 738 (9.15.6.14.6.) Quiriguá (aged 62/63) ? at least one child Stela J (7 Jul 695) Stela F (13 Oct 721)...
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    Quirigua is a station that is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. The station is located in...
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  • astronomical events were recorded, for example the eclipse warning on Quirigua Stela E – 9.17.0.0.0. A partial solar eclipse was visible in Mesoamerica...
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    regional ruler of Quiriguá. In 734 at Altar M in Quiriguá, K’ak Tiliw Chan Yopaat gave himself the title k’uhul ajaw, thus declaring Quiriguá’s independence...
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    area: Calakmul, Caracol, Chunchucmil, Copán, Naranjo, Palenque, El puente, Quiriguá, Tikal, Uaxactun, Yaxha; Central Mexico: Teotihuacan apogee; Zapotec apogee;...
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  • its territory, there are Mayan archaeological sites (Tikal in the Petén, Quiriguá in Izabal, Iximche in Tecpan Chimaltenango, and in the City of Guatemala)...
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    Honduras is defeated in battle by Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat, the ruler of Quiriguá (in Guatemala), and is beheaded. K'ak' ("Smoke Monkey") rules until his...
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    2 nm), Chontala (2.2 nm) and Chucojom (1.0 nm). Puerto Barrios Livingston Quiriguá Chichicastenango Río Dulce Antigua Guatemala Puerto San José Selva Petenera...
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    date inscription in the Maya Long Count on the east side of Stela C from Quirigua showing the date for the last Creation. It is read as 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ahau...
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    200-2,000 Late Classic Palenque Chiapas, Mexico 8,000-10,000 Late Classic Quiriguá Izabal Department, Guatemala 1,200–1,600 Late Classic Qʼumarkaj Quiché...
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  • San José Rulers of Palenque List of rulers of Piedras Negras Rulers of Quiriguá Rulers of Tikal Yaxchilan rulers List of rulers of Tenochtitlan List of...
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    Kʼakʼ. At the same time, in late 426, Copán founded the nearby site of Quiriguá, possibly sponsored by Tikal itself. The founding of these two centers...
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  • Mayan city of Palenque Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 Caspar David Friedrich (born 1774)...
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