Object description

El Zotz is a Mesoamerican archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region around 20 kilometres west of the major center of Tikal and approximately 26 kilometres west of Uaxactun. It is so called because of the large number of bats living in caves in the nearby cliffs . The site is located within the San Miguel la Palotada National Park bordering the Tikal National Park in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. It is a large Classic Period site and contains many unexcavated mounds and ruins.