Petexbatún
Petexbatún is a triangulation station in Petén Department, Guatemala. Petexbatún is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tamarindito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 1 km north of Petexbatún.
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 2½ km northwest of Petexbatún.
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.
Petexbatún
- Type: Triangulation station
- Also known as: “Petexbatun”
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.45121° or 16° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
-90.23498° or 90° 14′ 6″ westElevation
180 metres (591 feet)Open location code
768FFQ28+F2GeoNames ID
11507683
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In Other Languages
“Petexbatún” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Petexbatún”
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