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Las Lajas Destination Guide

Explore Las Lajas in Guatemala

Las Lajas in the region of Petén is a town in Guatemala - some 143 mi or ( 230 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Las Lajas is now 08:29 AM (Sunday) . 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: Campamento Union, Pueblo Viejo, Dangriga, Belmopan, and Belize City. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Campamento Union . 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 Las Lajas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Baile Yucateco piste

2:29 min by 1davidsmb
Views: 686 Rating: 5.00

rstaurant show ..

Ruta Naj Tunich - Petén / Guatemala

8:37 min by Diego Azurdia
Views: 235 Rating: 5.00

Exotic destinations in Peten, Guatemala, Central America / Homepage: www.rutanajtunich.com / Facebook: www.facebook.com/NajTunich Phone number: (502) 5034-7317 / E-mail: turisurp@yahoo.com ..


Fire Spinning: La Semilla del Fuego - Poptun,Guatemala

13:48 min by TransAmericasJourney
Views: 117 Rating: 5.00

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Carribean_Dream

2:06 min by Sven Schirmer
Views: 20 Rating: 0.00

Cycling from Palenque into Guatemala, Tikal, and through Belize... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Poptún

Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It has a population of 30,386. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City. Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's élite Kaibiles special operations force.

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Located at 16.32 -89.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Mopan River

Mopan River is a river in Guatemala and the Cayo district in western Belize near the border with Guatemala. The Mopan River discharges to the Belize River as the Mopan merges with the Macal River; the Belize River in turn terminates at the Caribbean Sea. The Belize River/Mopan River Catchment contains over 45 percent of the human population of Belize. A hand cranked vehicle ferry boat conveys visitors to the Xunantunich site across the turbid Mopan River.

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Located at 16.46 -89.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Belize River, Mopan River, Rivers of Belize, Rivers of Guatemala

Ixtonton

Ixtonton is a Maya archaeological site in the department of Petén in northern Guatemala. It is located in the northwestern portion of the Maya Mountains in the municipality of Dolores. The ruins are situated approximately 2 kilometres east of the town of Dolores itself. Ixtonton was the capital city of one of the four Maya kingdoms in the upper Mopan Valley. The site was occupied from the Late Preclassic period (c. 400 BC – AD 200) through to the Terminal Classic (c.

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Located at 16.50 -89.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Maya sites in Petén Department

San Luis, El Petén

San Luis is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality is rectangle-shaped and is approximately 2,915 km squared. It contains 44,903 people. There are about 140 hamlets that inhabit the municipality, with the capital of the pueblo of San Luis, itself. Its economy is primarily of agriculture, but also contains minor manufacturing services like personalised furniture and custom building services.

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Located at 16.20 -89.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Dolores, El Petén

Dolores is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 26,269 people. The municipality includes the Maya archaeological sites of Ixkun, Ixtutz, Ixtonton and El Chal. The town is home to the Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén.

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Located at 16.51 -89.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala