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Mirador Basin

The Mirador Basin is a lowland area of tropical forest in northern Petén, Guatemala, bordering Mexico. It contains a dense cluster of Preclassic Maya cities, including El Mirador, Nakbe and El Tintal, linked by raised causeways, which flourished between about 1000 BCE and 150 CE. Much of it lies within protected reserves.

Mirador Basin
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mirador Basin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mirador-basin
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“Mirador Basin.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mirador-basin. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Mirador Basin.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mirador-basin.
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