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Quiriguá

Quiriguá kērēgwä´, kērēwä´ [key], city of the Classic epoch of the Maya , E Guatemala. It is famous for its zoomorphics. Its stone steles have fine hieroglyphs. Near the ruins the United Fruit Company maintains a hospital.

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