Tipu, Belize

Tipu
	Shown within Belize
Alternative name	Tipuj; Negroman;
Location	Cayo, Belize
Region	Maya Lowlands
Coordinates	17°04′46″N 89°04′49″W / 17.079512443938867°N 89.08030277594041°W
Type	Settlement
History
Abandoned	1707 (by reduccion)
Periods	Postclassic to Spanish colonial
Cultures	Maya
Events	1543–1544 Pachecos entrada; 1638 Tipu Rebellion;

Tipu is a Mayan archaeological site^[2] in the Maya Mountains near the Belize–Guatemala border. This site is situated near the Macal River. Further downstream is located the Maya site of Chaa Creek.^[3] Slightly further downstream is the site of Cahal Pech.^[4] In Spanish colonial times, Tipu is thought to have played a major role in delaying the conquest of Peten.^[1]

Notes and references

Short citations

^ ^a ^b Shwartz 1990, p. 36.
^ AC nd.
^ ML nd.
^ UCL nd.

Full citations

"Early History of Belize".
"C.Michael Hogan, Chaa Creek, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007".
"Distribution of Early Middle Formative Period Sites". Archived from the original on 20 February 2003.
Shwartz, Norman B. (1990). Forest society : a social history of Petén, Guatemala. Ethnohistory series. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812282485. OCLC 21974298.

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[FOOTNOTEShwartz199036-1] Shwartz 1990, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTEACnd-2] AC nd.

[FOOTNOTEMLnd-3] ML nd.

[FOOTNOTEUCLnd-4] UCL nd.

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Belize	Actun Tunichil Muknal Altun Ha Baking Pot Barton Creek Cave Cahal Pech Caracol Cerros Chaa Creek Colha Cuello El Pilar KaʼKabish Kʼaxob La Milpa Lamanai Louisville Lower Dover Lubaantun Marco Gonzalez Minanha Nim Li Punit Nohmul Nohoch Cheʼen Pacbitun Pusilha San Estevan Santa Rita Tipu Uxbenka Xnaheb Xunantunich
Guatemala	Aguateca Altar de Sacrificios Arroyo de Piedra Balberta Bejucal Cancuén Cerro Quiac Chama Chitinamit Chocolá Chutixtiox Cotzumalhuapa Dos Pilas El Baúl El Chal El Mirador El Perú El Porvenir El Temblor El Tintal El Zotz Guaytán Holmul Holtun Itzan Iximche Ixkun Ixlu Ixtonton Ixtutz Kaminaljuyu Kinal Kʼatepan La Amelia La Blanca La Corona La Joyanca La Muerta Machaquila Mixco Viejo Montana Motul de San José Naachtun Nakbe Nakum Naranjo Pajaral Piedras Negras Punta de Chimino Quiriguá Qʼumarkaj Río Azul Sacul San Bartolo San Clemente Seibal Takalik Abaj Tamarindito Tayasal Tikal Topoxte Tres Islas Uaxactun Ucanal Wajxaklajun Witzna Xultun Yaxha Zacpeten Zaculeu Zapote Bobal
Honduras	Copán El Puente
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El Salvador	Cara Sucia Casa Blanca Cihuatán Joya de Cerén San Andrés Tazumal
See also: Pre-Columbian era

Authority control databases
National	United States Israel
Other	Yale LUX

History
Shown within Belize
Alternative name	Tipuj Negroman
Location	Cayo, Belize
Region	Maya Lowlands
Coordinates	17°04′46″N 89°04′49″W / 17.079512443938867°N 89.08030277594041°W
Type	Settlement
Abandoned	1707 (by reduccion)^[1]
Periods	Postclassic to Spanish colonial
Cultures	Maya
Events	1543–1544 Pachecos entrada 1638 Tipu Rebellion