Cities
City of Desolation
Proposed site: Uaxactún
Just north of the narrow pass, about 19 km (12 miles) north of Tikal, the model proposes Uaxactún as the city of Desolation (Mormon 3:5). The authors' 2019 fact sheet, 2024 list and Sept 2026 paper also called it the great city of Lib; the authors now lean to Tikal for Lib's city (Nov 9, 2026).
- Scripture: Mormon 3:5; 4:2, 8, 19; Ether 10:20
- Authors' rating: #1 of 5 (1 = strongest)
- Precision: a named site
- Sources: Authors' 2026 book, p.47, 95; Fact sheet Land of Desolation (2019); Wikipedia Uaxactun
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