Municipio de 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Barbara Islet and Flores Island.
Flores Island
Island
Photo: Javier Aroche, CC BY 2.0.
Flores Island is a 13.3-hectare island located in Lake Petén Itzá, in the northern region of the Central American country of Guatemala. It belongs to the Department of Petén and hosts the city of Flores, which serves as the departmental capital alongside the neighboring town of Santa Elena de la Cruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel and San Andrés.
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.San Andrés
Photo: Duglas ivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people.
Municipio de Flores
- Also known as: “Municipio de Ciudad Flores”
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.9238° or 16° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-89.8971° or 89° 53′ 50″ westPopulation
13,700Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
768GW4F3+G5GeoNames ID
3595722
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