Discover Pichain in Guatemala
Pichain in the region of Petén is a town located in Guatemala - some 169 mi or ( 272 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .
Local time in Pichain is now 01:40 AM (Tuesday) . 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, Santa Ana, and San Jose. 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 Pichain ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Crystal Skulls, of Atitlan (Atlantis)
Guatemala. The Story begins and the secrets of the Crystal skulls from Tikal. A Segment from the "Second Greatest Story Ever Told" ..
THE LOST UNDERWATER MAYAN CITY OF LAKE PETEN ITZA
Explore the world by video - www.overlander.tv I meet a guy in a bar who tells me of the recent discovery by fisherman, of rock formations in Lake Peten Itza. Last weekend, the first dive team visit t ..
Guatemalan girl dancing to Indian Bollywood music
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27 people and a chicken in a VW camper van Davidandem's photos around Tikal, Guatemala (flores)
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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.
Located at 16.98 -89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
El Remate, Peten
El Remate is a small tourism based town located on the lakeshore of Lake Petén Itzá in Petén, Guatemala. The village has small eco-friendly hotels, small artesanal workshops and offers visitors a visit to the lake. It's located on the eastern part of the lake, where the lake ends could be the best translation of what El Remate, means in Spanish.
Located at 17.00 -89.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Ixlu
Ixlu is a small Maya archaeological site that dates to the Classic and Postclassic Periods. It is located on the isthmus between the Petén Itzá and Salpetén lakes, in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala. The site was an important port with access to Lake Petén Itzá via the Ixlu River. The site has been identified as Saklamakhal, also spelt Saclemacal, a capital of the Kowoj Maya.
Located at 16.97 -89.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Zacpeten
Zacpeten is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Petén Department, northern Guatemala. It is notable as one of the few Maya communities that maintained their independence through the early phases of Spanish control over Mesoamerica.
Located at 16.98 -89.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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 15 km away
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