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Tikal,
Department Petén, Guatemala Mundo Perdido (Lost World) Pyramid Early Classic (200-600 AD) 250-500 AD |
Comments: This structure has characteristic style of façade called talud-tablero. The alternating levels of sloping embankment walls (talud in Spanish) and boxlike protruding ledges (tablero) are evident and were part of the architectural influence of distant Teotihuacán. |
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