Quiriguá is an ancient Maya site in the Izabal department of Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site along the lower Motagua river, with the ceremonial heart of the site, about 1 km from the left bank of the river. The amount of grand ceremonial architecture is perhaps rather small for a site of Quiriguá's importance, but the site remains very impressive thanks largely to its wealth of sculpture, some of the finest of ancient Mesoamerica. This includes unusually huge stelae, elaborately carved from single blocks of stone, the largest being 10 metres tall and weighing some 60,000 kg. This is Stelae E, the largest known stelae of the Maya civilization.

Getting there
Catch a bus running between Guatemala City and Puerto Barrios and ask the driver to drop you off at the ruins. He'll drop you off at the entrance road and from here there are regular buses, motorbikes and pick-up trucks that will take you the rest of the way. There is a ticket office and a small museum at the entrance to the ruins.