Petenchel Lagoon
Petenchel Lagoon is a lake in Petén Department, Guatemala. Petenchel Lagoon is situated nearby to the suburb Colonia Militar, as well as near the hamlet Finca El Tirano.Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel and Flores.
San Miguel
San Miguel is a small village on the north shore of Lago Petén Itzá in the Petén department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala.Flores
Flores is a town in Petén, Guatemala. The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.Santa Elena
Town
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.
Petenchel Lagoon
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Laguna de Petenxil”, “Laguna Petenchel”, and “Laguna Petensil”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.91834° or 16° 55′ 6″ north
Longitude
-89.83247° or 89° 49′ 57″ west
Elevation
116 metres (381 feet)
Open location code
768GW599+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
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