Urbanización González

Urbanización González is a neighborhood in Municipio de Mixco, Guatemala Department. Urbanización González is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia Alvarado, as well as near Villas de Santa Rita.

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 Urbanización González.

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. Tikal Futura is situated 2½ km southeast of Urbanización González.

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. Museo Miraflores is situated 2½ km southeast of Urbanización González.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guatemala City and San Lucas Sacatepéquez.

Guatemala City

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Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala, a country in Central America. With a population of around 3 million people, Guatemala City is the largest and most modern city in Guatemala.

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 Urbanización González.