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Northern Pole rotation above Tikal

author: S.Guisard/Novapix

reference: t-nagma-90003

Image Size 300 DPI: 47 * 31 cm

Tikal (or Tik'al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. In 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ARCHEOLOGY - BUILDING - CENTRAL AMERICA - CIRCUMPOLAR - EARTH - GUATEMALA - MAYA - METEOR - MONUMENT - NIGHT - NORTH CELESTIAL POLE - POLE STAR - PYRAMID - RELIGION - ROTATION - SHOOTING STAR - STAR - STARRY SKY - TEMPLE - TIKAL - UNESCO - WORLD HERITAGE -