Juan Pedro Laporte Molina (7 August 1945 – 22 January 2010)[1] was a prominent Guatemalan archaeologist best known for his work on the ancient Maya civilization.
After just one year he transferred to the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia ("National School of Anthropology and History") in Mexico.
[1] Laporte worked at various archaeological sites while he was in Mexico, including Tlatilco, Chichen Itza and Dainzú.
[1] Between 1974 and 1976 he carried out archaeological investigations in Antigua Guatemala, which has since been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and around Lake Izabal.
[5] His books include La organización territorial y política en el mundo Maya Clásico : el caso del sureste y centro-oeste de Petén, Guatemala and Bibliografía de la arqueología guatemalteca.