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Map of the Major Maya Sites

The Maya people of the Yucatan peninsula have left a cultural legacy of ceremonial and city sites throughout an enormous area that includes Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.

Many of us think of the Maya as an ancient people who are no longer around.  This is far from true and around 7 million descendants of the temple builders are scattered throughout the area.  Dense populations of modern Maya live close to the huge edifices built by their ancestors before the arrival of the Spaniards.

map of Maya sites
“Mayan Girl” by Maria Figueroa (CC BY-NC 2.0)

While the Spanish colonial forces did erode much of the Maya culture, due to the remoteness of some of the villages and the depth of their cultural legacy, they retained a lot too.  The civilization that began in 2000 BC still has a hold on the cultural makeup of the entire region and there are around 6 million speakers of more than 30 Mayan languages.  Even the use of the ancient Tzolk’in ritual calendar is still prevalent today.

This map shows some of the major cultural relics, but is by no means exhaustive.  There are hundreds of sites built by the Maya throughout their ancient territory and more are discovered each year.  The dense jungles make getting to many of them a very difficult task and even the archaeologists take many days trekking to some of the remote sites.

Map of the major Maya sites

Sites on the Map

Belize

  • Actun Tunichil Muknal
  • Altun Ha
  • Cahal Pech
  • Caracol
  • Cerros
  • La Milpa
  • Lamanai
  • Lubaantun
  • Marco Gonzalez
  • Nohmul
  • Pusilha
  • San Estevan
  • Santa Rita Corozal
  • Xunantunich
map of Maya sites
Caracol by John Wilson (CC BY-ND 2.0)

El Salvador

  • Casa Blanca
  • Joya de Cerén
  • San Andrés
  • Tazumal
map of Maya sites
Joya de Ceren by hectorlo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Guatemala

  • Aguateca
  • Akte
  • Buena Vista
  • Dos Pilas
  • El Mirador
  • El Tintal
  • El Zotz
  • Iximché
  • Ixkún
  • Ixtonton
  • Kaminaljuyu
  • Mixco Viejo
  • Motul de San José
map of Maya sites
Acrópolis Norte de Yaxhá by Guillén Pérez (CC BY-ND 2.0)
  • Nakbe
  • Nakum
  • Naranjo
  • Piedras Negras
  • Punta de Chimino
  • Q’umarkaj
  • Quiriguá
  • Seibal
  • Takalik Abaj
  • Tikal
  • Topoxté
  • Uaxactun
  • Wajxaklajun
  • Yaxha
  • Zaculeu
  • El Pilar (Guatemala and Belize)
map of Maya sites
Tikal GCA – Great Plaza 01 by Daniel Mennerich (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Honduras

  • Copán
  • El Puente
map of Maya sites
Copan by daarwasik (CC BY 2.0)

Mexico

  • Acanceh
  • Aké
  • Balamku
  • Balancanché
  • Bonampak
  • Calakmul
  • Chacchoben
  • Chacmultun
  • Chakalal
  • Chiapa de Corzo
  • Chicanná
  • Chichen Itza
map of Maya sites
Storm over Chichen Itza by Kirt Edblom (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Chinkultic
  • Chunchucmil
  • Cobá
  • Comalcalco
  • Dzibanche
  • Dzibilchaltun
  • Edzná
  • Ek’ Balam
map of Maya sites
Ek Balam MEX – Building 17 (Los Gemelos) 01 by Daniel Mennerich (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
  • El Caracol
  • El Meco
  • El Rey
  • Hormiguero
  • Izamal
  • Izapa
  • Jaina Island
  • Kabah
  • Kiuic
  • Kohunlich
  • Labna
  • Loltún
  • Mayapán
  • Moral Reforma
  • Muyil
  • Nocuchich
  • Oxkintok
  • Palenque
map of Maya sites
Palenque by Jiuguang Wang (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Pomona, Tabasco
  • Río Bec
  • San Gervasio
  • Sayil
  • Toniná
  • Tortuguero
  • Tulum
  • Uaymil
  • Uxmal
map of Maya sites
UXMAL- Yucatan, Mexico by Rebeca Anchondo (CC BY-NC 2.0)
  • Xcambo
  • Xcaret
  • Xculoc
  • Xelhá
  • Xlapak
  • Xpuhil
  • Xtampak
  • Yaxchilan
  • Yaxuna
map of Maya sites
Tulum MEX – God of Winds Temple 01 by Daniel Mennerich (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Featured image:
Lamanai BZ – Temple of the Jaguar Masks 02 by Daniel Mennerich (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Filed Under: Maps, Mexico Tagged With: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Maya, Mexico

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Comments

  1. Patricia Hoffman says

    January 11, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    So enjoyed the photographs of the Maya Temples on this site. Have visited many and enjoyed all. I have a pet peave, so many people describe everything as Mayan and there is nothing that is Mayan except the language! everything else should be described as Maya only and so few have ever learned this.

    • templetrail says

      February 2, 2018 at 1:27 am

      Hi Patricia

      Thank you for your kind comments. I agree with you – most people aren’t aware of the correct usage of “Mayan”

      Tom

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