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Central America, La Libertad Department
Joya de Ceren, El Salvador
Pompeii of the Americas
Old dump ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: roofed excavation pits with preserved wattle-and-daub buildings, sauna structure, site museum finds.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Maya farming village flash-buried by the Loma Caldera eruption around AD 600, preserving houses, fields and household goods in place like Pompeii
Joya de Ceren's burial, 1976 rediscovery, excavations and UNESCO inscription are institutionally documented
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tropical heatStandard El Salvador travel precautions
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