To the northeast, the site of Quirigua It is located on the banks of the Motagua River, since it functioned as a port that controlled the flow of merchandise.
Quirigua was originally under the control of Copán, but in 738 AD it became independent by capturing and sacrificing its ruler. From this moment on, the ruler K'ahk' Tiliw Chaan Yopaat and his successor erected one of the most impressive sculptural complexes in the world, consisting of 10 large steles and 5 zoomorphic sculptures with elaborate reliefs.
For this reason it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981.
There was only immobility and silence in the darkness, in the night. Only the Creator, the Formator, Tepeu, Gucumatz, the Progenitors, were in the water surrounded by clarity.
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