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Mayan city to be developed into tourist attraction
16 January 2008
A Mayan city is reportedly set to be transformed into a tourist park.
Alvaro Colom, the president of Guatemala, said that the attraction will be constructed in the ruins of an ancient city that was home to one of the world's largest pyramids, Reuters reports.
Mr Colom said that visitors would have access to the Mirador archaeological site, which contains hundreds of buildings that are now part of the Peten jungle in northern Guatemala.
Currently, the site is only accessible by helicopter or a two-day hike through the jungle.
The remnants of the Mayan civilisation are a point of interest to many visitors to central America and southern Mexico.
The Maya built temples and palaces in the area before mysteriously abandoning them around AD900.
Guatemala shares its northern boundary with Mexico and has other borders on Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
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Alvaro Colom, the president of Guatemala, said that the attraction will be constructed in the ruins of an ancient city that was home to one of the world's largest pyramids, Reuters reports.
Mr Colom said that visitors would have access to the Mirador archaeological site, which contains hundreds of buildings that are now part of the Peten jungle in northern Guatemala.
Currently, the site is only accessible by helicopter or a two-day hike through the jungle.
The remnants of the Mayan civilisation are a point of interest to many visitors to central America and southern Mexico.
The Maya built temples and palaces in the area before mysteriously abandoning them around AD900.
Guatemala shares its northern boundary with Mexico and has other borders on Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
Opodo cheap flights and hotels - let the journey begin!
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