Paseo Miraflores in Ciudad de Guatemala in Guatemala Department, — Central America

The Mirador Canal

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2016

1. The Mirador Canal Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Reproducción a escala del "Canal Mirador" que corría, en dirección SE, muy cerca de donde usted se encuentra. Llevaba agua del Lago Miraflores hacia comunidades y campos de cultivo aledaños. Este canal contaba con compuertas de madera para controlar la velocidad y el volumen del líquido. Los antiguos mayas desarrollaron un complejo sistema hidráulico que les perimitía llevar agua a largas distancias, almacenarla y redistribuirla.

English:
Scale Model of "Canal Mirador", it ran to the SE, very close from when you are right now. It delivered water from Lake Miraflores to nearby communities and agricultural fields. This canal had a sort of wodden sluice gates to control the speed and the volume of water. The Ancient Maya developed complex Hydraulic Systems that allowed them to conduct water through long distances and to store and redistribute water as well.

Erected by Museo Miraflores.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features.

Location. 14° 37.222′ N,

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90° 33.26′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala (Guatemala Department). It is in Paseo Miraflores. It can be reached from 7a Calle. The marker is directly to the right of the entrance to the Museo Miraflores in Guatemala City. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7a Calle 21-55 Zona 11, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01011, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America,

specifically in Central America,

in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monuments in La Palangana (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); La Palangana Building Complex (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The Acropolis at Kaminaljuyú (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Ceremonial Area (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Tomb of Justo Rufino Barrios (approx. 3 kilometers away); Jorge Toriello Garrido (approx. 3 kilometers away); 300th Anniversary of the Founding of the San Carlos University of Guatemala

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2016

2. The Mirador Canal Marker

The marker is to the left in this view, with the recreation of the canal to the right.

(approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Dr. Carlos Martínez Durán (approx. 3.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de Guatemala.

Regarding The Mirador Canal. The Miraflores Museum opened in 2002 as a way to protect some of the last temple mounds of the Kaminaljuyu Mayan site in the midst of an area of rapid urban development. The museum contains close to 2,000 pieces related to Mayan history.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2016

3. The Mirador Canal Marker

A Mayan temple mound, inside the grounds of the museum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 11, 2016

4. A Mayan temple mound, inside the grounds of the museum.

The Tikal Futura commercial building can be seen to the far left, looking north.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.