Santa Rita

Santa Rita is a neighborhood in Guatemala City, Guatemala Department and has an elevation of 1,566 metres. Santa Rita is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia La Escuadrilla, as well as near Colonia Santa Mónica.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaminaljuyu and Tikal Futura.

Kaminaljuyu

Museum

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City. Primarily occupied from 1500 BC to 1200 AD, it has been described as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the New World—although the extant remains are distinctly unimpressive. Kaminaljuyu is situated 3 km east of Santa Rita.

Tikal Futura

Shopping center

The Tikal Futura, formally Gran Tikal Futura Torres Sol y Luna is a modern shopping and business complex and hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Museo Miraflores

Museum

Photo: adels, CC BY 2.0.

The Museo Miraflores is an archaeological museum in Guatemala City, dedicated to the display of artefacts from the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. The museum is open from Tuesday through to Sunday.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lucas Sacatepéquez and Ciudad Cayalá.

San Lucas Sacatepéquez

Town

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San Lucas Sacatepéquez is a town, with a population of 20,723, and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. San Lucas Sacatepéquez is situated 9 km west of Santa Rita.