Central America
Guatemala
Petén Department

Nakúm

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. It's also the closest jumping off point to .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Mesoamerican archaeological site in modern-day Guatemala
  • Also known as: “Nakum”, “Nakum Archaeological Site”, “Nakún”, and “Sitio arqueológico Nakum”

Nakúm

Latitude
17.1764° or 17° 10′ 35″ north
Longitude
-89.40544° or 89° 24′ 20″ west
Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)
Open location code
769G5HGV+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157744229
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
3592270
Wiki­data ID
Q388238
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Nakúm” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “納庫姆”
  • Chinese: “纳库姆”
  • Dutch: “Nakum”
  • Esperanto: “Nakum”
  • French: “Nakum”
  • German: “Nakum”
  • Indonesian: “Nakum”
  • Italian: “Nakum”
  • Japanese: “ナクム”
  • Macedonian: “Накум”
  • Polish: “Nakum”
  • Russian: “Накум”
  • Spanish: “Nakum”
  • Ukrainian: “Накум”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Nakúm”. Photo: Tiberido, CC BY-SA 4.0.