Joya de Ceren'n Archaeological Site - El Salvador
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N 13° 49.710 W 089° 21.399
16P E 245251 N 1530012
According to historical records, approximately 1400 years ago, this village was covered by ash from the Loma Caldera Volcano which covered an area of approximately 20KM2.
Waymark Code: WMTYJP
Location: El Salvador
Date Posted: 01/24/2017
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Quoting the web site, Joya de Cere'n was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption coming from the Laguna Caldera Volcano in AD 600. Because of the exceptional of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American population who worked the land at this time.
Web Site. whc.unesco.org/rn/iist/675
Type: Site
Reference number: 675
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