San Andrés, Flores, Petén

Name: San Andrés
Address: Flores, Petén, Guatemala

#3 among attractions in Flores, Petén

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San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3426.26 mi²Coordinates: 16°58'3"N, 89°54'47"W

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San Andrés – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tayasal Archaeological Site, Motul de San José, Petén Basin, Santa Elena.

2.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Tayasal Archaeological Site, Flores, Petén
75 min walk • Tayasal is a Maya archaeological site located in present-day Guatemala. It was a large Maya city with a long history of occupation. Tayasal is a corruption of Tah Itza, a term originally used to refer to the core of the Itza territory in Petén.
4.1 miN
Village, Archaeological site
Motul de San José, Flores, Petén
106 min walk • Motul de San José is an ancient Maya site located just north of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It is a few kilometres from the modern village of San José, in Guatemala's northern department of Petén.
4.7 miS
Archaeological site
Petén Basin, Flores, Petén
121 min walk • The Petén Basin is a geographical subregion of Mesoamerica, primarily located in northern Guatemala within the Department of El Petén, and into Campeche state in southeastern Mexico.
3.9 miSE
Town, Area
Santa Elena, Flores, Petén
101 min walk • 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 and the two are often referred to as just Flores. It is the location for Mundo Maya International Airport, which is located just outside the town.
1.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Nixtun Chʼichʼ, Flores, Petén
46 min walk • Nixtun-Chʼichʼ is an Itza Maya archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala. It has an urban grid with fairly well ordered streets and avenues dated to around 2500 years ago. This is one of the earliest urban grids in the Americas and likely emerged as the ancient Maya developed more complex forms of political organization.
1.2 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estadio Julián Tesucún, Maya Biosphere Reserve
30 min walk • Estadio Julián Tesucún is a multi-use stadium in San José, Guatemala. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Heredia Jaguares de Peten of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.

San Andrés, Flores, Petén

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Flores, Petén plan & book

San Andrés – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tayasal Archaeological Site, Flores, Petén

Motul de San José, Flores, Petén

Petén Basin, Flores, Petén

Santa Elena, Flores, Petén

Nixtun Chʼichʼ, Flores, Petén

Estadio Julián Tesucún, Maya Biosphere Reserve