Explore Flores in Guatemala
Flores in the region of Petén with its 20,464 inhabitants is a town in Guatemala - some 163 mi or ( 262 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Current time in Flores is now 02:38 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Dangriga, Belmopan, Belize City, and San Salvador. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chetumal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Flores ? 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
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 1 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 1 km away
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 3 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 3 km away
Estadio Julián Tesucún
Estadio Julián Tesucún is a multi-use stadium in San José, Guatemala. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Heredia Jaguares de Peten of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.
Located at 16.98 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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