Guatemala - Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park

The archaeological site Tak'alik Ab'aj is in the municipality of El Asintal, Department of Retalhuleu, in the southwestern region of Guatemala and its candidacy is proposed as a cultural heritage. It is situated at a height 600 meters above sea level in the well-drained slopes of the volcanic chain that runs along the Pacific coast. Its location is at a natural and strategic point the cuts through the mountains and leads to the highlands and it must have been deliberately selected as to allow Tak'alik Ab'aj to function as the connection point in the network of the trade prevailing in this area. As a result of its location, the site developed into one of the most important economic and cultural centers during remote pre-Columbian times.