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Yalcachimba Destination Guide

Touring Yalcachimba in Guatemala

Yalcachimba in the region of Petén is a city located in Guatemala - some 132 mi or ( 213 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yalcachimba is now 04:27 PM (Tuesday) . 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, San Salvador, Tierra Mojada, San Benito, and Las Cruces. 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 Yalcachimba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sayaxche Survivor, Guatemala

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11 cruising friends take an inland trip to Sayaxche, Guatemala to visit Maya Ruins ..

Guatemala Tikal Zip line Tour

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Desperation Church members do Zip line in Guatemala. TFK-Fire it UP. ..


Cool Guatemalan Bridge/Barge - powered by a 75HP outboard

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www.RediscoverAdventure.com We encountered this amazing bridge on the way from Flores to Copan, Guatemala. Extremely simple and clever engineering to cross a pretty good sized river. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

El Rosario National Park

El Rosario National Park is located in El Petén, Guatemala, on the eastern edge of the town of Sayaxché. . The park is named after laguna El Rosario, a small lake within its boundaries, and was formerly a state owned finca managed by the National Forestry Institute (INAB). In 1980 it was declared a national park. The park covers an area of 11.05 km², including El Rosario lake which has a surface area of 4 ha in the dry season, though it is considerably larger during the rainy season.

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Located at 16.53 -90.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: National parks of Guatemala, Protected areas established in 1980

Arroyo de Piedra

Arroyo de Piedra is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Guatemala located approximately 2-3 km east/northeast of Dos Pilas and 3 km west of Tamarindito. The site dates to the middle half of the Classic period. While initially a center of some regional importance, with the rise of Dos Pilas, Arroyo de Piedra was subsumed as a secondary center within the Petexbatun region.

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Located at 16.46 -90.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Tamarindito

Tamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Petexbatún region of the southwestern Petén during the Early Classic period but was displaced by the newly founded conquest state of Dos Pilas. In the 8th century Tamarindito turned on its new overlord and defeated it. After the destruction of the Dos Pilas kingdom the region descended into chaos and suffered rapid population decline.

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Located at 16.45 -90.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Petén Department, Petén Department

Petexbatún

Petexbatún is a small lake formed by a river of the same name, which is a tributary of the La Pasion river. It is near Sayaxché, located in the southern area of the Guatemalan department of Petén. Archaeologists gave the name of Petexbatún State to a group of cities during the Classic period of the Maya Civilization that include Seibal, Itzan, Dos Pilas, Aguateca, Tamarindito, Punta de Chimino, Nacimiento, and others.

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Located at 16.43 -90.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Geography of Mesoamerica, Lakes of Guatemala, Petén Department

Las Cruces, El Petén

Las Cruces is a municipality in the northern Guatemalan department of El Petén. It is situated at 130 meter above sea level at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16|38|10|N|90|11|02|W|type:landmark_region:GT |primary |name=Las Cruces }}. The municipality was founded in 2011 when it split off from the territory of La Libertad.

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Located at 16.64 -90.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Petén Department, Populated places in Guatemala