Arquitectura en la Cultura Maya
Architecture in the Mayan Culture
El arte plastico Maya no solo fue guiado por un sentido estetico, sino fundamentalmente por un sentido religioso de la vida. Por ello, la arquitectura monumental maya consiste fundamentalmente en obras ceremoniales: plazas, templos, campos para el juego de pelota, construcciones para servicios administrativos y casas para los sacerdotes-gobernantes. Pero los mayas tuvieron una excepcional libertad creadora, como se aprecia en la gran variedad de estilos que hay en las diferentes regiones, que aunque conservando todos ellos el caracter maya, que los distingue de otros pueblos mesoamericanos. Basicamente son el Peten, Usumacinta, el Motagua, el Palancano, Rio Bec, Chenes, Puuc, Maya Tolteca y Decadente. A continuación ponemos algunos ejemplos de la gran cantidad de sitios arqueologicos Mayas The plastic Maya art was not only guided by a sense aesthetic, but mainly by a sense of religious life. Therefore, the monumental architecture consists primarily Mayan ceremonial works: squares, temples, camps for the ballgame, buildings for administrative services and homes for priests-rulers. But the Mayas had an exceptional creative freedom, as shown in the wide variety of styles that exist in different regions, although all of them retaining the character Maya, which distinguishes them from other Mesoamerican cultures. Basically are the Peten, Usumacinta, Motagua, Palancan, Rio Bec, Chenes, Puuc, Mayan Toltec and Decline Period. Please find as follows some of this examples of the great variety of Mayan archeological sites. |
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Peten | Tikal / Guatemala |
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Uaxactun / Guatemala |
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Calakmul / Campeche / Mexico |
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Motagua | Copan / Honduras |
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Quirigua / Guatemala |
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Usumacinta | Pierdras Negras / Guatemala |
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Altar de los Sacrificios / Guatemala |
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Yaxchilan / Chiapas / Mexico |
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Bonampak / Chiapas / Mexico |
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Chinkultic / Chiapas / Mexico |
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Tonina / Chiapas / Mexico |
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Palancano | Palenque / Chiapas / Mexico |
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Comalcalco / Tabasco / Mexico |
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Rio Bec | Chicanna / Campeche / Mexico |
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Xpujil / Campeche / Mexico |
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Rio Bec / Campeche / Mexico |
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Becan / Campeche / Mexico |
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Kohunlich / Quintana Roo / Mexico |
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Coba / Quintana Roo / Mexico |
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Chenes | Hochob / Campeche / Mexico |
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Dzibilnocac / Campeche / Mexico |
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El Tabasqueno / Campeche / Mexico |
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Santa Rosa Xtampak / Campeche / Mexico |
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Dzibilchaltun / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Puuc | Uxmal / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Kabah / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Oxkintok / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Sayil / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Labna / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Xlapak / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Edzna / Campeche / Mexico |
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Maya - Tolteca | Chichen Itza / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Mayapan / Yucatan / Mexico |
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Decadente Decline Period
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Tulum / Quintana roo / Mexico |
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