El Castillo
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El Castillo may refer to:
in Guatemala
in Mexico
in Peru
in Nicaragua
in Spain
in the United States
in Guatemala
- El Castillo (Mesoamerican site), a pre-ColumbianPre-ColumbianThe pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
archaeological site in the Cotzumalhuapa region of the Guatemalan Pacific plain
in Mexico
- El Castillo, Chichen ItzaEl Castillo, Chichen Itza;El Castillo , also known as the Temple of Kukulkan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán...
, a familiar name for a pyramid structure (Structure 5B18) at the pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza, Mexico
in Peru
- El Castillo, Cuelap, a structure at the archaeological site of KuelapKuelapThe fortress of Kuelap or Cuélap , associated with the Chachapoyas culture, consists of massive exterior stone walls containing more than four hundred buildings. The structure, situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru, is roughly 600 meters in length and 110 meters in...
(Cuelap), in the Amazonas Region of Peru
in Nicaragua
- El Castillo (municipality), municipality in the Río San Juan department of Nicaragua
- El Castillo (village)El Castillo (village)El Castillo is a village of about 1500 people situated on the southern bank of the Río San Juan in southern Nicaragua. It is one of 27 comarcas of the municipality of El Castillo, a subdivision of the Río San Juan Department. The village is situated approximately 6 kilometers from the border with...
, village in the Río San Juan department of Nicaragua
in Spain
- El Castillo de las GuardasEl Castillo de las GuardasEl Castillo de las Guardas is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 1619 inhabitants.-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, a locality in Seville province, Andalusia, Spain
in the United States
- El Castillo (Monterey, California), ruins of a Spanish fort built in 1794 at Monterey, California, Virreinato de Nueva España, listed on the NRHP in California
- Villa Del Mar, listed on the NRHP in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, also known as El Castillo