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El Achiotal Destination Guide

Discover El Achiotal in Guatemala

El Achiotal in the region of Alta Verapaz is a town located in Guatemala - some 90 mi or ( 145 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Achiotal is now 03:57 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Zacapa, and Sosela. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Achiotal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cancuén

Cancuén is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Pasión subregion of the central Maya lowlands in the present-day Guatemalan Department of El Petén. The city is notable for having one of the largest palaces in the Maya world.

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Located at 16.00 -89.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department