Ruins of Nakum, Peten, Guatemala, Central America
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Nakum is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and a former ceremonial center and city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the northeastern portion of the Petén Basin region, in the modern-day Guatemalan department of Petén. The northeastern Petén region contains a good number of other significant Maya sites, and Nakum is one of the three sites forming the cultural-political triangle of "Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo". Nakum is approximately 17 km (10.6 mi) to the north of Yaxha and some 20 km (12.4 mi) to the east of Tikal, on the banks of the Holmul River. Its main features include an abundance of visibly-restored architecture, and the roof comb of the site's main temple structure is one of the best-preserved outside of Tikal.
