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Delve into Nima in Guatemala

Nima in the region of Petén is a city in Guatemala - some 168 mi or ( 270 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Current time in Nima is now 06:22 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Tres Naciones, and Santa Ana. While being here, make sure to check out Belmopan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Nima ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Crystal Skulls, of Atitlan (Atlantis)

5:55 min by crystalskulls
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Guatemala. The Story begins and the secrets of the Crystal skulls from Tikal. A Segment from the "Second Greatest Story Ever Told" ..

Guatemalan girl dancing to Indian Bollywood music

1:39 min by desertsoleil
Views: 256 Rating: 0.00

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27 people and a chicken in a VW camper van Davidandem's photos around Tikal, Guatemala (flores)

1:36 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Flores. beautiful city, even on a rainy day Greenxscare's photos around Flores, Guatemala

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.98 -89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Lakes of Guatemala

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.98 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Football venues in Guatemala

Motul de San José

Motul de San José is an ancient Maya site located just north of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It is a few kilometres from the modern village of San José, in Guatemala's northern department of Petén. A medium sized civic-ceremonial centre, it was an important political and economic centre during the Late Classic period (AD 650–950).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.03 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Itza, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.93 -89.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.92 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala