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| Group B Looking North, See Map Below:. |
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Izapa Group A and B: The turnoff is located about 2 km. from the entrance to Group F on the road that leads back toward the Chiapas town of Tapachula. Look for a very narrow gravel road that leads off into the jungle through farm fields and yards of the farm owners. It will be on your left side of the road as you are traveling toward Tapachula from Group F. There is no sign to notify you of the road. If you get lost, the caretaker at Group F can direct you. You will notice monuments in the yards and fields of the land owners as you travel the road. You will find a sign at a fork in the road with one fork going to Group B and the other to Group A. When you find the sign you are close to both sites. We visited the site of Izapa Group A and B on January 29, 2004. When you visit the site you will pass through the front and back yards of the many farm houses that cover the area. Be sure to remember that you are a guest upon other peoples private property. Some of these people are having a hard time just to make enough money to get by. It would be appropriate to make a small donation to these people for parking upon their property as you feel fit to make. At Group A and B you will be parking on private property. You must ask permission to park and a tip is certainly in order. The quadrangular plaza of Group B was the focus of ritual activity by 300 BC. While the Group B plaza contains many stela-altar combinations, it is most famous for its triadic arrangement of pillars. Each of the three pillars, measuring about 130 cm tall, holds a stone sphere that is about 70 cm in diameter.
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| Map Izapa Group B By Edwardo Martinez E |
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One Researcher Thinks That The Three Pillars Represent The Belt Stars Of The Constellation Orion. Called "Oxib' Xk"Ub", "The Three HearthStones Of Creation." Hypothesis From The Web Page Of Dr. Julia Kappleman, University Of Texas At Austin
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| Possible Star Alignments | Orion Belt Stars Photo |
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| Various Objects Found At Group B | Various Objects Found At Group B |
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| West Side Of North Mound | East Side Of Acropolis |
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| Looking North Toward North Mound | Looking North East Toward North Mound And Stelae |
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| Farm NE Of Group B | South Mound & Ceiba Tree |
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| Looking West Toward West Mound | East Side Of Acropolis |
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| Stele 24 | George With Stela Altar |
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| Bottom Decor Of Stele 12 Looks Like The Same Artist As Sculpted Stele 5 | Izapa Throne One Placed In Front Of Central Stela Pillar Shows Rulership Of Cosmic World |
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| Stele 8 | Stele 9 |
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| Stele 10 | Central Stela And Izapa Throne One |
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| West Stela | East Stela |
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| Stele 12 | Stele 11 |