El Mirador
17°45′18″N 89°55′14″W / 17.75500°N 89.92056°W
Pyramid of La Danta Art of El Mirador Temple Jaguar Paw Temple Pyramid of La Danta in 3D | |
Location within Mesoamerica Location within Guatemala | |
| Location | San Andrés, Petén Department, Guatemala |
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| Region | El Petén |
| Coordinates | 17°45′18″N 89°55′14″W / 17.75500°N 89.92056°W |
| History | |
| Founded | Middle Preclassic |
| Periods | Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic |
| Cultures | Maya civilization |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Ian Graham, Bruce H. Dahlin, Ray T. Matheny, Carlos Morales-Aguilar |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Early Maya, Central Peten |
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El Mirador (which translates as "the lookout", "the viewpoint", or "the belvedere") is a large pre-Columbian Middle and Late Preclassic (1000 BC – 250 AD) Maya settlement, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala. It is part of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin of northern Guatemala.