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Guatemala
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The Northern Lowlands of Guatemala stretch from the foothills of the Cuchumatanes, Chama, and Santa Cruz mountain ranges northwards, including the northern part of the Alta Verapaz department, the extreme north of El Quiché department, and all of Guatemala's extensive Petén department.
Don't skimp on long distance bus rides. Budget "chicken buses" can be fun for a short ride, but for most the more comfortable first class buses are worth the price for long trips.
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Carmelita is a small village in Guatemala located due to the current adherence to the Tintal-Mirador causeway just 63 kilometers from El Mirador and 65 from Nakbé.
Flores is a town in Petén, Guatemala. The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá (la isla), connected to land by a causeway (el puente), on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.
the oldest in Petén.
El Ceibo is a pair of border towns in the Petén department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala and Tabasco, Mexico.
El Naranjo is a town in the Petén department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala about 20km from the border with Mexico at El Ceibo.
El Remate is a small, relaxed little village on the east side of Lago Petén Itza. Some travelers looking for peace and quiet opt to stay here rather than Flores as a base for exploring the lake and the region.
Lanquín is a town located in the southern portion of the Northern Lowlands in Guatemala. It is much hotter here than in the highlands as it is in the deep valleys between the mountains.
Raxrujá (sometimes misspelled as Raxruha) is in the Northern Lowlands region of Guatemala. It is known as a caving destination.
Melchor de Mencos is in Guatemala on the border with Belize and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away. From the border, go to the first main road to the right.
San Andrés is a small town on the north shore of Lago Petén Itzá in Petén.
a small village with large, unrestored ruins
Sayaxché is a city in the Peten department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala. Sayaxché is an excellent base of operations for visiting Maya ruins in western Petén, usually by river.
the most famous attraction in the Petén.
Aguateca is in the Peten department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala.
Ceibal is an archaeological site in the Peten department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala.
Maya ruins
Maya ruins
Maya ruins
waterfall in the south
Maya ruins and historic modern village beyond Tikal to the north.
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Nature & adventureAs of 2023 the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves is made up of 738 reserves in 134 countries of which 22 are transboundary.
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Nature & adventureGuatemala has more than 30 national parks preserving many types of ecosystems including dense lowland tropical jungle, mountainous forests, volcanic peaks, and the subterranean wonders of natural caverns.
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Culture & historyThe indigenous peoples of North America are the tribes and nations whose ancestors were already on the continent when European explorers and colonizers arrived.
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Culture & historyThe Maya civilization was one of the great Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian civilizations. The Maya were renowned for having the most sophisticated and developed writing system in the Western Hemisphere as well as their…
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