Discover El Guacut in Guatemala
El Guacut in the region of Petén is a town located in Guatemala - some 159 mi or ( 257 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .
Local time in El Guacut is now 05:13 PM (Friday) . 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: Chetumal, Dangriga, Belmopan, Belize City, and San Salvador. When in this area, you might want to check out Chetumal . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Guacut ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Dieter Richter talks about Mayan ruins on DW-TV in From Tierra del Fuego to Tijuana
tikaltour.com In the 7rd series of the Deutsche Welle TV documentary "From Tierra del Fuego a Tijuana" you meet Dieter Richter, a German architect living in Guatemala and working to protect Mayan site ..
27 people and a chicken in a VW camper van Davidandem's photos around Tikal, Guatemala (flores)
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Amanecer Isla Flores Guatemala
Amanecer Isla Flores Guatemala ..
Flores. beautiful city, even on a rainy day Greenxscare's photos around Flores, Guatemala
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Interesting facts about this location
Flores, El Petén
Flores is the capital of the Petén department of Guatemala. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|54|N|89|54|W||| | |name= }}. The population is 13,700 (2003). Flores is also the seat of the municipality of Flores (population 22,600). The old part of the city is located on an island on Lake Peten Itza, connected to the mainland by a short causeway. On the mainland is the suburb Santa Elena and, to the West, a contiguous municipality San Benito.
Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Petén Basin
The Petén Basin is a geographical subregion of Mesoamerica, located in the northern portion of the modern-day nation of Guatemala, and essentially contained within the department of El Petén. During the Late Preclassic and Classic periods of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology many major centers of the Maya civilization flourished, such as Tikal, and a distinctive Petén-style of Maya architecture and inscriptions arose.
Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Santa Elena, El Petén
Santa Elena is located on the shores of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén department of Guatemala. It is connected by a causeway to its sister town of Flores (the capital of the Petén department) and the two are often referred to as just Flores. It is the location for Flores International Airport, which is located just outside the town.
Located at 16.92 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tayasal (archaeological site)
Tayasal is a Maya archaeological site located in present day Guatemala. Tayasal is a corruption of Tah Itza ("Place of the Itza"), a term originally used to refer to the core of the Itza territory in Petén. The bulk of the site’s artifacts date to the Postclassic Period. As many as fifty burials and twelve caches have been recovered from Tayasal.
Located at 16.93 -89.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
San Francisco, El Petén
San Francisco is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality has a population of 8,066 people. The San Francisco municipal government is led by alcalde Simon Vinicio Penados Gomez, of the National Unity of Hope (UNE). The political party UNE holds all but two offices in the government; those two are held by Grand National Alliance (GANA) members. The municipality includes 11 communities: San Francisco (pop. 2713) San Juan de Dios (pop. 1118) Santa Cruz (pop.
Located at 16.78 -89.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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