Colonia Alvarado
Colonia Alvarado is a neighborhood in Municipio de Mixco, Guatemala Department. Colonia Alvarado is situated nearby to the suburb Zona 3 Mixco, as well as near the neighborhood Urbanización González.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 Colonia Alvarado.
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 3 km southeast of Colonia Alvarado.
Museo Miraflores
Museum
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 3 km southeast of Colonia Alvarado.
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 Colonia Alvarado.
Colonia Alvarado
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipio de Mixco, Guatemala Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.63556° or 14° 38′ 8″ northLongitude
-90.57795° or 90° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
766FJCPC+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 386563609OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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