Tazumal
In particular, Tazumal comprises a series of structures that were the scene of an important and sophisticated Mayan settlement that existed around the years 100 - 1200 AD. The remains include drainage systems, tombs, pyramids and temples.
Tazumal was occupied from 100 AD C. to 1200 AD, although its greatest development horizon for the Classic (250 to 900 AD). From 900 D.C. It built a Toltec-style pyramid, a ball game, among others. Around 1.200 D.C. Tazumal was abandoned altogether.
Joya de Ceren
Joya de Ceren is a pre-Columbian site of El Salvador is located in the vicinity of San Juan Opico and Las Flores in the department of La Libertad in the central-western El Salvador. It was inhabited by an agricultural people, and then abandoned in 250 D. C. because of the eruption of Lake Ilopango, and again lived in the year 400.
This site provides information about the daily life of a Mayan village farmers 1400 years ago (seventh century) and the only known in El Salvador.
One of the most important archaeological sites in Mesoamerica because it shows what life was like for ordinary people. Is often referred to as "the Pompeii of America compared to the archaeological site of Pompeii, located in Italy.
In 1993, the Joya de Ceren was declared World Heritage by UNESCO
This site provides information about the daily life of a Mayan village farmers 1400 years ago (seventh century) and the only known in El Salvador.
One of the most important archaeological sites in Mesoamerica because it shows what life was like for ordinary people. Is often referred to as "the Pompeii of America compared to the archaeological site of Pompeii, located in Italy.
In 1993, the Joya de Ceren was declared World Heritage by UNESCO
The houses of the residents of Joya de Ceren are made up of 3 separate structures: the bedrooms, the kitchen (where they have unearthed blades, grinding stones, pottery with remains of food (beans, cocoa and chili), plates of mud among others) and the cellar, and may have a fourth structure (either: workshop, temazcal, etc). The houses had their agricultural land and in some cases were limited by a wooden fence.
San Andrés.
San Andres is a pre-Hispanic site of El Salvador, whose long occupation began around the year 900 BC C. as a farming village in the valley of Zapotitán the department of La Libertad. This early settlement was vacated by the year 250 because of the huge eruption of the caldera of Lake Ilopango, was again held in the V century, along with many other sites Zapotitan Valley.
Religious structures are the structure 10 (with possibly function as a religious brotherhood) and structure 12 (the house of the shaman or religious leader of the site.) Political structures: the structure 3 (the largest structure of Joya de Ceren) which is connected through a square structure 13.
The ruins of San Andrés were found in a colonial hacienda dedicated to livestock and production of indigo (indigo). With the eruption of El Playon in 1658 d. C., was buried and preserved almost intact the mill of indigo plantation. In 1996, the Government of El Salvador launched the Archaeological Park San Andres, where the visitor can explore pyramids, the mill and museum.
Religious structures are the structure 10 (with possibly function as a religious brotherhood) and structure 12 (the house of the shaman or religious leader of the site.) Political structures: the structure 3 (the largest structure of Joya de Ceren) which is connected through a square structure 13.
The ruins of San Andrés were found in a colonial hacienda dedicated to livestock and production of indigo (indigo). With the eruption of El Playon in 1658 d. C., was buried and preserved almost intact the mill of indigo plantation. In 1996, the Government of El Salvador launched the Archaeological Park San Andres, where the visitor can explore pyramids, the mill and museum.
