Touring San Juan Acul in Guatemala
San Juan Acul in the region of Petén is located in Guatemala - some 133 mi or ( 214 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Time in San Juan Acul is now 03:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Pico de Oro, Belmopan, San Salvador, Sayaxche, and San Benito. Being here already, consider visiting Pico de Oro . 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 Juan Acul ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sayaxche Survivor, Guatemala
11 cruising friends take an inland trip to Sayaxche, Guatemala to visit Maya Ruins ..
Guatemala Tikal Zip line Tour
Desperation Church members do Zip line in Guatemala. TFK-Fire it UP. ..
Cool Guatemalan Bridge/Barge - powered by a 75HP outboard
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. ..
Tikal Grand Plaza
A visual tour from the top of some temple at Tikal, Guatemala. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 16.46 -90.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
La Corona
La Corona is the name given by archaeologists to an ancient Maya court residence in Guatemala's Petén department that was discovered in 1996, and later identified as the long-sought "Site Q", the source of a long series of unprovenanced limestone reliefs of exceptional artistic quality. The site's Classical name appears to have been Sak-Nikte' ('White-Flower').
Located at 16.51 -90.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Dos Pilas
Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala. It dates to the Late Classic Period, being founded by an offshoot of the dynasty of the great city of Tikal in AD 629 in order to control trade routes in the Petexbatún region, particularly the Pasión River.
Located at 16.45 -90.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 16.45 -90.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 16.53 -90.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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