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Bonampak

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Bonampak (bōnämpäk`), ruined city of the Late Classic period of the Maya Maya , indigenous people of S Mexico and Central America, occupying an area comprising the Yucatán peninsula and much of the present state of Chiapas, Mexico; Guatemala and Belize; parts of El Salvador and extreme western Honduras.
..... Click the link for more information. , close to Tuxtla Tuxtla Gutiérrez or Tuxtla, city (1990 pop. 289,626), capital of Chiapas state, SE Mexico, in the fertile Grijalva valley and at the foot of the Chiapas highlands.
..... Click the link for more information. , in Chiapas, S Mexico. Discovered in 1946, it consists of a group of temples, one of which is remarkable for a number of very well preserved frescoes, painted in bright, flat colors, depicting in considerable detail scenes of Maya life.
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They knew about everything from hydraulic systems to the natural wealth of the jungle, and they built some of the area's most beautiful cities: Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, Izapa, Toning, Chinkultic, Lacaja, and Tenan Puente.
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It is also the entry point for exploring the Mexican ruins of Yaxchilan and Bonampak.
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It is also the entry point for exploring the Mexican ruins of Yaxchilan and Bonampak.
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