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La Blanca (other)
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La Blanca may refer to: * La Blanca, San Marcos (archaeological site) * La Blanca, San Marcos (municipality) * La Blanca, Peten, archaeological site * La Blanca, Texas, census-designated place See also *Blanca (other) Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish) may refer to: Locations United States *Casa Blanca, California or Blanca, a former unincorporated community *Blanca, Colorado, a Statutory Town *Blanca Peak, a mountain in Colorado *Blanca Wetlands, a protecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Blanca, San Marcos (archaeological Site)
La Blanca is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in present-day La Blanca, San Marcos Department, western Guatemala. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. A minor archeological site nearby is Salinas La Blanca at the mouth of the Río Naranjo. The site At its peak, this was one of the largest known Mesoamerican sites of that era. It is located on the western Pacific coast, where it rose to become the major regional center following the decline of an earlier polity at Ojo de Agua, Chiapas. La Blanca's regional dominance appears to have lasted approximately three centuries, until it was eclipsed by Ujuxte, 13 km east. This 300-year period is defined as belonging to the ''Conchas phase''. The site covered over 200ha at its peak and boasted some of the earliest monumental architecture in Mesoamerica. Mound 1 The si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Blanca, San Marcos (municipality)
La Blanca is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... in the San Marcos Department, San Marcos Departments of Guatemala, department of Guatemala on the Pacific Ocean shore. It was created on 23 January 2014, when it was split from Ocos, along with Chiquirines and Pueblo Nuevo villages and became San Marcos Department thirtieth municipality. When created in 2014, La Blanca had about 25,000 inhabitants. Climate La Blanca has tropical climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen:''Cwb''). Geographic location La Blanca is located in Southern San Marcos, bordering the departments of Retalhuleu to the southeast, and Quetzaltenango to the northeast. In San Marcos, it borders Ocos to the northwest and the Pacific Ocean to the south. See also * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Blanca, Peten
La Blanca is a Maya pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala.Muñoz Cosme 2006, p.340. It has an occupation dating predominantly from the Middle Preclassic (900–600 BC) period of Mesoamerican chronology. This site belongs to the later period of the Mokaya culture. The site is located in the lower reaches of the Mopan River valley and features a large acropolis complex. Activity at the site has been dated as far back as the Early Classic (AD 250–600), with principal occupation of the site occurring in the Late Classic period (AD 600–900),Muñoz Cosme 2006, p.343. although some level of occupation continued into the Early Postclassic (AD 900–1200).Vidal Lorenzo et al. 2007, p.563. La Blanca occupied a frontier zone between the northeastern and southeastern Petén regions and the site is dominated by the acropolis, an especially well built palace complex.Vidal Lorenzo 2006, p.790 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Blanca, Texas
La Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,078 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography La Blanca is located at State Hwy 107 and Farm Rd 493, eight miles east of Edinburg and 10 miles north of Donna (26.308188, -98.030491). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics La Blanca first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census. 2020 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,351 people, 548 households, and 522 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 589 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.54% White, 1.11% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 24.12% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.36% of the population. There were 548 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
