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Bonampak

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Bonampak (bōnämpäk`), ruined city of the Late Classic period of the Maya Maya (mī`ə, Span. mä`yä)
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, 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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A development in the state of Chiapas that comprises the archeological sites of Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilan, and the natural areas of Agua Azul and Playas de Catazajan.
The Bonampak Murals that depict the presentation of a new heir to the throne, the hieroglyphics used to represent Mayan months and the different masks worn by the rain god Tlaloc in Mixteco, Zapoteco and Mexica styles can be found in the company's ties and scarves.
 
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