El Chal
El Chal is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the upper San Juan River valley of the southeastern Petén Basin region, Guatemala. The site is situated in the municipality of El Chal, lying some 600 metres to the south of the municipal seat also called El Chal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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El Chal
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El Chal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Petén, located approximately 50 kilometres southeast of the departmental capital, Flores. Its name may derive from Itzaʼ chal, "shawl", or aj-chal ja, "clear water."…
El Chal
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.62231° or 16° 37′ 20″ northLongitude
-89.65021° or 89° 39′ 1″ westElevation
284 metres (932 feet)Open location code
768GJ8CX+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 157697102OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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From French to Spanish—“El Chal” goes by many names.
- French: “El Chal”
- German: “El Chal”
- Indonesian: “El Chal”
- Spanish: “El Chal (sitio arqueológico)”
- Spanish: “El Chal”
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