Piedras Negras

Piedras Negras is in Guatemala.

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The archaeological ruins known as Piedras Negras are located on the eastern bank of the Usumacinta River, just opposite the Mexican border in northwestern Guatemala. The site was one of the largest and most important of the Classic Maya period. It originally had many many magnificent limestone sculptures, relief panels, and stelae, but most are now located in museums.

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This page was last edited at 05:44, on 11 April 2008 by Wikitravel user Texugo. Based on work by Ryan Holliday, Rob Payne and Ian Kirk and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.