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El Hule Destination Guide

Discover El Hule in Guatemala

El Hule in the region of Petén is a town located in Guatemala - some 205 mi or ( 329 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Hule is now 03:53 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, Uaxactun, and Santa Ana. 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 Hule ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Uaxactun

Uaxactun is an ancient ruin of the Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region of the Maya lowlands, in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. The site lies some 12 miles north of the major center of Tikal. The name is sometimes spelled as Waxaktun.

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Located at 17.39 -89.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Río Azul

Rio Azul is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Maya civilization. in Río Azul National Park in present day Petén Department, in northern Guatemala, somewhat close to the Mexico and Belize borders. The Río Azul National Park has several Maya sites, the most important of which is Río Azul which is a major Early Classic site along the Rio Azul banks. The Rio Azul polity was the most important in this area of the Maya Lowlands and was populated by nobles who dominated the commerce routes.

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Located at 17.62 -89.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

El Zotz

El Zotz is a Mesoamerican archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region around 20 kilometres west of the major center of Tikal and approximately 26 kilometres west of Uaxactun. It is so called because of the large number of bats living in caves in the nearby cliffs (the original Mayan name was Pa'Chan).

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Located at 17.28 -89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Nakbe

Nakbe is one of the largest early Maya archaeological sites. Nakbe is located in the Mirador Basin, in the Petén region of Guatemala, approximately 13 kilometers south of the largest Maya city of El Mirador. Excavations at Nakbe suggest that habitation began at the site during the Early Formative period (c. 1400 BC) and continued to be a large site until its collapse during the Terminal Formative period (100–200 BC). The fall of Nakbe and El Mirador took place at roughly the same time.

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Located at 17.68 -89.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 32 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department