In which country are the archaeological sites of Tikal and Yaxha?
Yaxha at the site, about half of which feature sculpture. The name Yaxha derives from the Mayan "yaxa"', which means "blue-green water". Yaxha is notable for the survival of its toponym from the Classic period, when it was a thriving city. David Stuart first proposed that the emblem glyph of the site should be read "Yax-ha" and that the name of the city (and the lake) is of ancient origin. Located in the modern-day department of Petén, northern Guatemala, it is approximately southeast of Tikal; Yaxha is situated on the north shore of Lake Yaxha; the ruins extend roughly along a
Yaxha the city by the islanders. Teoberto Maler first reported Yaxha's existence after visiting the ruins in 1904. The Carnegie Institution of Washington mapped the ruins in the 1930s and the site was again mapped in the early 1970s, at which time test excavations were undertaken. The Proyecto Nacional Tikal ("National Tikal Project") carried out a survey of architectural damage at Yaxha in 1987 and in 1988 the first work was undertaken in order to stabilise some of the structures. Archaeological excavations have continued into the 21st century; The South Acropolis was excavated from 2005 through to 2007. The early 21st