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Discover Poptun in Guatemala

Poptun in the region of Petén with its 17,320 habitants is a town located in Guatemala - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Poptun

Local time in Poptun is now 04:22 PM (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: Dangriga, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. When in this area, you might want to check out Dangriga . 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 Poptun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Finca Ixobel Poptun Traveler Photos - TripAdvisor TripWow

1:15 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWh
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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Hotels Traveler Photos Of Finca Ixobel, Poptun ★ Check Rates at: www.travelpod.com Photos in this video: - "G. Dorm room at Finca Ixobel" by J ..

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 ..


Falls Chapel, Ahicam 2012 Mission Trip

5:45 min by Trystel930
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August 5-12, 2012. 18 folks from around the United States and Central America met to visit the Casa Hogar Ahicam children's home in Poptun, Peten, Guatemala. The group brought supplies, food, and clot ..

Fire Spinning: La Semilla del Fuego - Poptun,Guatemala

13:48 min by TransAmericasJourney
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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 1 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in 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 19 km away
Tags: Maya sites in Petén Department

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 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén

The Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén ("Southeastern Petén Regional Museum") is an archaeological museum in the town of Dolores in the Petén Department of Guatemala. The museum is located 82 kilometres from Flores, the departmental capital, among the Maya Mountains in an area rich in archaeological sites. It is open daily from 8am to 5pm.

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Located at 16.52 -89.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Guatemala, Archaeological museums in Guatemala, Art museums established in 2005, Mesoamerican art museums, Museums in Guatemala, Petén Department