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Palenque, Mexico
Palenque, Mexico The watchtower and palace (background) at Palenque, Mexico.

A watchtower is a tower used for a lookout. The term has been in use since at least 1544. Watchtowers are a type of tower, and related forms include watchtower and watchtowers.12

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