Book of Mormon LandsThe Pasión River Model

Cities

Manti

Proposed site: Cancuén, on the upper Pasión

Upriver on the Pasión, the model proposes the royal river port of Cancuén as the city of Manti, at the southern end of the land of Zarahemla.

  • Scripture: Alma 16:6–7; 43:22–32; Alma 56–58
  • Authors' rating: #1 of 5 (1 = strongest)
  • Precision: a named site
  • Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.18–21, 95; Wikidata Q2591884

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