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San Francisco Destination Guide

Touring San Francisco in Guatemala

San Francisco in the region of Petén with its 3,954 citizens is a city located in Guatemala - some 154 mi or ( 248 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Time in San Francisco is now 11:24 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Elena, and Santa Ana. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for San Francisco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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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El Viaje - Manuel Manzanero

4:02 min by zope00
Views: 594 Rating: 5.00

Una canción mía... probando mi Nikon D5100 *.* .. xD .. Lente 18-55mm 720p 30fps ..

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

San Francisco, El Petén

San Francisco is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. The municipality has a population of 8,066 people. The San Francisco municipal government is led by alcalde Simon Vinicio Penados Gomez, of the National Unity of Hope (UNE). The political party UNE holds all but two offices in the government; those two are held by Grand National Alliance (GANA) members. The municipality includes 11 communities: San Francisco (pop. 2713) San Juan de Dios (pop. 1118) Santa Cruz (pop.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.78 -89.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Santa Ana, El Petén

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

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Located at 16.81 -89.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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.

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Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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.

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Located at 16.90 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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.

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Located at 16.92 -89.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala