Piedras Negras, ancient city, Guatemala

Piedras Negras (pyā`thräs nā`gräs) [Span.,=black stones], ruined city of the Classic era 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. , NW Petén, Guatemala, in the Usumacinta valley. Reaching a peak of sculptural achievement (according to one dating system, between 731 and 795), Piedras Negras developed some of the finest pre-Columbian stonework.

Piedras Negras, city, Mexico

Piedras Negras, city (1990 pop. 96,178), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Founded in 1849, the city grew as an international shipping point. Piedras Negras is a commercial and processsing center for the surrounding agricultural region. Industry includes coal mining and metal-ore furnaces. In 1888, Piedras Negras was renamed Ciudad Porfirio Díaz in honor of the dictator, but the old name was restored after his overthrow.

Piedras Negras

a city in northeastern Mexico, in the state of Coahuila; situated on the Rio Grande, at the US border. Population, 65,900 (1970). Piedras Negras is linked with Mexico City by railroad and highway. It has a ferrous metallurgy industry. Border trade with the USA is conducted through the city.

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u Jewelry was stolen Monday from a home on Piedras Negras.

POLICE NOTES by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

Several large ruins, including Piedras Negras, are found alongside the mighty Rio Usumacinta.

Sierra Lacandon National Park by McNally, Shelagh / Guatemala Travel Adventures, 2nd ed.

Two others died in Eagle Pass and three in Piedras Negras, Mexico.

11 killed as tornado hits by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)