Lady K’abela

Lady K’abel rises: Tomb of Maya queen uncovered in Guatemala

Below the surface, Lady K’abel waited. The Guatemalan army moved in on the plaza of El Perú Waka, a small city in the northwestern Petén region of Guatemala armed against potential intruders. As days and nights passed, she began to emerge from the underbelly of one of the largest city temples in the Petén.

| Senior Scene Editor

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