The center of Kaminaljuyu was located a short distance from the oldest part of Guatemala City.

The central ceremonial center of Kaminaljuyu was however protected by the Guatemalan government and is now a park within the city.

The site flourished in the Preclassic and Classic periods, from the 9th century BC through to at least the 10th century AD, and was an important centre of commerce, trading with Kaminaljuyu and Chocolá.

In addition to Chayal obsidian, the strategic location of Kaminaljuyu as a nexus for trade between the Pacific coast and piedmont and the Maya Lowlands-salt, fish, and shells from the coast, cacao and other agricultural products from the piedmont, jaguar skins, feathers, and other commodities from the Lowland jungles-underlay Kaminaljuyu's wealth and influence throughout the Maya world.

Within the confines of modern Guatemala City is the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu.

* Kaminaljuyu, Museo Miraflores, Miraflores one of the biggest malls in the city and Central America.

In Teotihuacan and Kaminaljuyu: A Study in Prehistoric Culture Contact, edited by William T. Sanders and Joseph W. Michels, pp. 205 – 396.

As an associate in charge of archaeological investigations ( 1927 – 29 ) and as chairman of the division of historical research ( 1929 – 50 ) at the Carnegie Institution, Kidder conducted a broad-scale multidisciplinary research program in Kaminaljuyu in the Guatemalan highlands which established the framework of Maya stratigraphy.

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