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Location of El Ceibal


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Ceibal was built on cliffs, about 100 m above the Pasión River , a major tributary of the Usumacinta River .  About 100 km downstream, the river joins the Passion Salinas River to form the Usumacinta, which flows north to the Gulf of Mexico .  The site is located in northern Guatemala , in the department of Petén , 16 km east of the city of Sayaxché .  Ceibal is located 27 km east ofDos Pilas , the ancient Mayan city Late Classic, and 100 km south of Tikal .  The Lake Petén Itzá is located 60 km north of the ruins.

Ceibal is located amidst tropical forests on a plain ground limestone with an undulating and flat intermittently
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