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La Blanca is a Maya pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. The site is located in the lower reaches of the Mopan River valley and features a large acropolis complex. Activity at the site has been dated as far back as the Early Classic (AD 250–600), with principal occupation of the site occurring in the Late Classic period (AD 600–900), although some level of occupation continued into the Early Postclassic (AD 900–1200).

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  • La Blanca ist der neuzeitliche Name einer Maya-Stätte im Buschwald des Petén im Osten Guatemalas nahe der Grenze zum Nachbarstaat Belize. (de)
  • La Blanca es un sitio arqueológico maya precolombino ubicado en el municipio de Melchor de Mencos en el norte del Petén, en Guatemala.​ El yacimiento se localiza en la parte baja del valle del Río Mopán y contiene una importante acrópolis.​ La ocupación principal ha sido datada en el periodo clásico tardío,​ aunque un cierto grado de ocupación continuó hasta el posclásico temprano.​ La Blanca se encuentra en la frontera entre las regiones noreste y sureste del Petén.​ La ciudad maya parece haber sido un centro administrativo en el que no se advierte gran énfasis en las actividades religiosas y ceremoniales.​ Es posible que La Blanca haya sido un lugar subsidiario o dependiente de alguna otra gran ciudad, como Yaxhá o El Naranjo, dada la ausencia casi total de glifos y de monumentos esculpidos.​ Los arqueólogos estiman que La Blanca sirvió como punto de control fronterizo y como centro de comercio e intercambio regional.​ El final de la ocupación formal de la ciudad (en el clásico tardío) parece haber sido violento ya que hay evidencias de hechos bélicos que han sido encontradas en la acrópolis.​ (es)
  • La Blanca is a Maya pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. The site is located in the lower reaches of the Mopan River valley and features a large acropolis complex. Activity at the site has been dated as far back as the Early Classic (AD 250–600), with principal occupation of the site occurring in the Late Classic period (AD 600–900), although some level of occupation continued into the Early Postclassic (AD 900–1200). La Blanca occupied a frontier zone between the northeastern and southeastern Petén regions and the site is dominated by the acropolis, an especially well built palace complex. The city appears to have been an administrative centre with comparatively little emphasis upon religious or ceremonial activity. It is likely that La Blanca was a subsidiary of a major Maya city such as Yaxha or Naranjo, given the complete absence of hieroglyphic texts and sculpted monuments, and archaeologists presume that La Blanca served as a frontier post or trading centre. During the Late Classic there was greater public access to the acropolis; as the threat of warfare grew during the Terminal Classic (AD 800-900), access became much more restricted. The end of formal occupation of the city in the Terminal Classic appears to have been violent, with evidence of a battle recovered during excavations of the acropolis. Refugees appear to have occupied the city centre immediately after the collapse of formal settlement at La Blanca, but they abandoned the city for good in the 11th century, after which it was never reoccupied. The acropolis buildings contain inscribed graffiti dating to the last phase of occupation in the Early Postclassic, including human and animal figures, deities, temples and courtly scenes. Colonial graffiti is also evident from the visit to the ruins by captain Pedro Montañés in the middle of the 18th century. (en)
  • La Blanca est un site archéologique maya sité dans le Département du Petén, au Guatemala. (fr)
  • Laguneta La Blanca är en sjö i Guatemala. Den ligger i departementet Petén, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 270 km norr om huvudstaden Guatemala City. Laguneta La Blanca ligger 226 meter över havet. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 404 meter över havet, 1,8 km norr om Laguneta La Blanca. Omgivningarna runt Laguneta La Blanca är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. Tropiskt regnskogsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 23 °C. Den varmaste månaden är maj, då medeltemperaturen är 26 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med 20 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 2 641 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt 337 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är april, med 63 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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  • Cristina Vidal Lorenzo, Gaspar Muñoz Cosme (en)
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  • Classic Maya (en)
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  • Graffito of a deer (en)
  • Graffito of a flute player (en)
  • South Group at La Blanca (en)
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  • Late Classic to Early Postclassic (en)
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  • La Blanca graffiti 6.jpg (en)
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  • La Blanca (en)
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  • Responsible body: IDAEH (en)
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  • La Blanca ist der neuzeitliche Name einer Maya-Stätte im Buschwald des Petén im Osten Guatemalas nahe der Grenze zum Nachbarstaat Belize. (de)
  • La Blanca est un site archéologique maya sité dans le Département du Petén, au Guatemala. (fr)
  • La Blanca is a Maya pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. The site is located in the lower reaches of the Mopan River valley and features a large acropolis complex. Activity at the site has been dated as far back as the Early Classic (AD 250–600), with principal occupation of the site occurring in the Late Classic period (AD 600–900), although some level of occupation continued into the Early Postclassic (AD 900–1200). (en)
  • La Blanca es un sitio arqueológico maya precolombino ubicado en el municipio de Melchor de Mencos en el norte del Petén, en Guatemala.​ El yacimiento se localiza en la parte baja del valle del Río Mopán y contiene una importante acrópolis.​ La ocupación principal ha sido datada en el periodo clásico tardío,​ aunque un cierto grado de ocupación continuó hasta el posclásico temprano.​ El final de la ocupación formal de la ciudad (en el clásico tardío) parece haber sido violento ya que hay evidencias de hechos bélicos que han sido encontradas en la acrópolis.​ (es)
  • Laguneta La Blanca är en sjö i Guatemala. Den ligger i departementet Petén, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 270 km norr om huvudstaden Guatemala City. Laguneta La Blanca ligger 226 meter över havet. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 404 meter över havet, 1,8 km norr om Laguneta La Blanca. Omgivningarna runt Laguneta La Blanca är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. (sv)
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  • La Blanca (Petén) (de)
  • La Blanca (sitio arqueológico) (es)
  • La Blanca (fr)
  • La Blanca, Peten (en)
  • Laguneta La Blanca (sv)
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