Ixlu

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Ixlu () is a small Maya archaeological site that dates to the Classic and Postclassic Periods.Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.618. Valdés & Fahsen 2005, pp.151-152. It is located on the isthmus between the Petén Itzá and Salpetén lakes, in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala.Aguilar 2000, p.259. The site was an important port with access to Lake Petén Itzá via the Ixlu River. The site has been identified as Saklamakhal, also spelt Saclemacal, a capital of the Kowoj Maya.Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.618. Aguilar 2000, p.259. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Classic - Postclassic

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