El Faisán
El Faisán is a locality in Petén Department, Guatemala. El Faisán is situated nearby to the locality Petexbatún, as well as near Santa Alicia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tamarindito.
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 2½ km west of El Faisán.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sayaxché.
Sayaxché
Photo: Nanosmile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sayaxché is a city in the Peten department of the Northern Lowlands of Guatemala. Sayaxché is an excellent base of operations for visiting Maya ruins in western Petén, usually by river.
El Faisán
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Faisan”
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.45585° or 16° 27′ 21″ northLongitude
-90.20702° or 90° 12′ 25″ westElevation
132 metres (433 feet)Open location code
768FFQ4V+85GeoNames ID
11507682
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In Other Languages
“El Faisán” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Faisán”
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