Colonia Veinte de Mayo
Colonia Veinte de Mayo is a neighborhood in Petén Department, Guatemala. Colonia Veinte de Mayo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barrio El Arroyo, as well as near the town San Benito.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Barbara Islet and Flores Island.
Santa Barbara Islet
Islet
Photo: Edgouno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Barbara Islet is situated 3 km east of Colonia Veinte de Mayo.
Flores Island
Island
Photo: Javier Aroche, CC BY 2.0.
Flores Island is a 13.3-hectare island located in Lake Petén Itzá, in the northern region of the Central American country of Guatemala. It belongs to the Department of Petén and hosts the city of Flores, which serves as the departmental capital alongside the neighboring town of Santa Elena de la Cruz. Flores Island is situated 3½ km east of Colonia Veinte de Mayo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Benito and Santa Elena.
San Benito
Town
Photo: Jhosek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 112 km2, and had 29,926 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate was 59,486 people. It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores.
Santa Elena
Town
Santa Elena is located on the shores of Lake Petén Itzá in the Petén department of Guatemala. It is connected by a causeway to its sister town of Flores and the two are often referred to as just Flores. Santa Elena is situated 3 km east of Colonia Veinte de Mayo.
Flores
Flores is a town in Petén, Guatemala. The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.
Colonia Veinte de Mayo
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.92401° or 16° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-89.92366° or 89° 55′ 25″ westElevation
133 metres (436 feet)Open location code
768GW3FG+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12095709287OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
12212218
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In Other Languages
“Colonia Veinte de Mayo” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Colonia Veinte de Mayo”
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