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Balamku
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Also known as Balamkú

thumb|300px|right|Temple pyramid at Balamku

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Site description
  • Architectural Groups
  • Central Group
  • South Group
  • Southwest Group
  • North Group
  • Structures
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading

thumb|300px|right|Temple pyramid at Balamku

Balamku is a small Maya archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche. It features elaborate plaster facades dating to the Early Classic period. It has one of the largest surviving stucco friezes in the Maya world. Balamku was first occupied from around 300 BC. Its most important buildings date from AD 300–600.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balamku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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