Moxviquil is a Mayan archeological site in the highlands of the Chiapas near the tourist town of

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. The site was a small Mayan city which acted as an administrative and economic center. This site was first excavated by

Frans Blom Frans Blom (9 August 1893 – 23 June 1963) was a Danish explorer and archaeologist. He was most associated with his research of the Maya civilization of Mexico and Central America. Biography Frans Ferdinand Blom was born in Copenhagen, ...

and Clarence Weiant during the 1950s. The site includes a main city as well as burial caves near the main site. The site is accessible via trails starting at the Orquídeas Moxviquil Botanical Garden. Materials from the 1950s excavations can be seen at

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{{Reflist Maya Preclassic Period Maya Classic Period Maya sites San Cristóbal de las Casas