Tipu, Belize Explained

Tipu
Map Type:Belize
Coordinates:17.0795°N -89.0803°W
Location:Cayo, Belize
Region:Maya Lowlands
Type:Settlement
Abandoned:1707
Epochs:Postclassic to Spanish colonial
Cultures:Maya

Tipu is a Mayan archaeological site in the Maya Mountains near the Belize–Guatemala border. This site is situated near the Macal River. Further downstream is located the Maya site of Chaa Creek. Slightly further downstream is the site of Cahal Pech. In Spanish colonial times, Tipu is thought to have played a major role in delaying the conquest of Peten.

Notes and references

Full citations

  1. Web site: . Early History of Belize.
  2. Web site: . C.Michael Hogan, Chaa Creek, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007.
  3. Web site: . Distribution of Early Middle Formative Period Sites. https://web.archive.org/web/20030220041618/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/pia/pv11990/pv1awe.htm. 2003-02-20.
  4. Book: Shwartz , Norman B. . 1990. Forest society : a social history of Petén, Guatemala. Ethnohistory series. University of Pennsylvania Press. Philadelphia, PA. 0812282485. 21974298.

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