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San Juan Destination Guide

Discover San Juan in Guatemala

San Juan in the region of Petén is a town located in Guatemala - some 150 mi or ( 242 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in San Juan is now 05:22 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: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Yaltutu, and Santo Toribio. 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 San Juan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

El Chal

El Chal is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the upper San Juan River valley of the southeastern Petén Basin region, Guatemala. The site is situated approximately 30 kilometres to the north of the modern town of Dolores, near the contemporary village settlement of the same name, lying some 600 metres to the south.

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Located at 16.63 -89.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Ixkun

Ixkun (Ixcún or Ixkún in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site, situated in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It lies to the north of the town of Dolores, in the modern-day department of Petén, Guatemala. It is a large site containing many unrestored mounds and ruins and is the best known archaeological site within the municipality of Dolores.

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Located at 16.57 -89.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

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 24 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Guatemala, Archaeological museums in Guatemala, Art museums established in 2005, Mesoamerican art museums, Museums in Guatemala, 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 24 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 27 km away
Tags: Maya sites in Petén Department