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Municipality of Guatemala in El Petén
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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.
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Maya ruin downriver from Sayaxché. Major Mayan city in the Classic period, it was considered a peer of Dos Pilas. Aguateca was abandoned around 800 AD. Negotiate with a motor launch to take you there.
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Maya ruin with some nice stelae. Negotiate a motor launch to take you upriver.
Maya ruin. Most travel agencies will offer you a multi-day trip using river and mules. If you don't have much time, ask around for transport in 4WD, and you can do the trip in a single day.
Maya city with several noteworthy structures, especially an enormous palace built around 700 AD. The palace was 3 levels with 170 rooms and 11 courtyards.
Dugout canoes are available for hire to take travelers to the ruins of Aguateca
Cozy downtown location with pool and wifi and secured parking lot. Cafe Maya is across the street.
Most tourists visiting Sayaxche are simply changing microbuses while travelling between Coban and Flores. Microbuses from Coban drop you in the central part of the town at the ferry dock.
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A ferry takes vehicles from one side of the river to the other.
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