Petén Basin, Flores, Petén

Name: Petén Basin
Address: Flores, Petén, Guatemala

#4 among attractions in Flores, Petén

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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. ()

Local name: Cuenca del Petén Coordinates: 16°54'0"N, 89°54'0"W

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Petén Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tayasal Archaeological Site, Lake Petén Itzá, San Andrés, Santa Elena.

2.2 miN
Archaeological site
Tayasal Archaeological Site, Flores, Petén
56 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.
7.4 miNE
Large lake with archeological ruins
Lake Petén Itzá, Maya Biosphere Reserve
189 min walk • Lake Petén Itzá is a lake in the northern Petén Department in Guatemala. It is the third largest lake in Guatemala, after Lake Izabal and Lake Atitlán. It is located around 16°59′0″N 89°48′0″W. It has an area of 99 km2, and is some 32 km long and 5 km wide. Its maximum depth is 160 m.
4.7 miN
Area
San Andrés, Flores, Petén
121 min walk • 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.
1.2 miNE
Town, Area
Santa Elena, Flores, Petén
31 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.
3.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Nixtun Chʼichʼ, Flores, Petén
100 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.

Petén Basin, Flores, Petén

Facts and practical information

Petén Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tayasal Archaeological Site, Flores, Petén

Lake Petén Itzá, Maya Biosphere Reserve

San Andrés, Flores, Petén

Santa Elena, Flores, Petén

Nixtun Chʼichʼ, Flores, Petén