Las Maravillas
Las Maravillas is a hamlet in Petén Department, Guatemala. Las Maravillas is situated nearby to the village El Jordán, as well as near El Nacimiento.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dos Pilas and Tamarindito.
Dos Pilas
Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala. It dates to the Late Classic Period, and was founded by an offshoot of the dynasty of the great city of Tikal in AD 629 in order to control trade routes in the Petexbatún region, particularly the Pasión River.
Tamarindito
Archaeological site
Tamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Petexbatún region of the southwestern Petén during the Early Classic period but was displaced by the newly founded conquest state of Dos Pilas. Tamarindito is situated 3 km northeast of Las Maravillas.
Arroyo de Piedra
Archaeological site
Arroyo de Piedra is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Guatemala located approximately 2-3 km east/northeast of Dos Pilas and 3 km west of Tamarindito. Arroyo de Piedra is situated 3½ km northwest of Las Maravillas.
Las Maravillas
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.43279° or 16° 25′ 58″ north
Longitude
-90.24471° or 90° 14′ 41″ west
Elevation
206 metres (676 feet)
Open location code
768FCQM4+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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- Spanish: “Las Maravillas”
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