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La Ponderosa Destination Guide

Discover La Ponderosa in Guatemala

La Ponderosa in the region of Petén is a town located in Guatemala - some 162 mi or ( 261 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in La Ponderosa is now 05:47 AM (Thursday) . 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, Tres Naciones, and Santa Elena. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . 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 La Ponderosa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Crystal Skulls, of Atitlan (Atlantis)

5:55 min by crystalskulls
Views: 8297 Rating: 4.83

Guatemala. The Story begins and the secrets of the Crystal skulls from Tikal. A Segment from the "Second Greatest Story Ever Told" ..

25 7 08 GUATEMALA Peten SANTA ANA

4:10 min by AmirREGGAETON
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Santa Ana, Peten, Guatemala

0:30 min by AmirREGGAETON
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Guatemala - Tikal

0:50 min by Enrico Massetti
Views: 259 Rating: 5.00

Taking a private plane from Guatemala City to visit the ruins of Tikal in 1987 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Ana, El Petén

Santa Ana is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 7,792 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.81 -89.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Geography of Guatemala, Geography of Mesoamerica, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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.

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Located at 16.93 -89.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Lake Petén Itzá

Lake Petén Itzá (Lago Petén Itzá) is a lake in the northern Petén Department in Guatemala. It is the second largest lake in Guatemala, after the Izabal Lake. It is located around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|59|0|N|89|48|0|W|type:waterbody_region:GT | |name= }}. It has an area of 99 km² some 32 km. long and 5 km wide. Its maximum depth is 160 m.

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Located at 16.98 -89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Lakes of Guatemala