El Castillo

El Castillo is a monument in , . El Castillo is situated nearby to , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xunantunich.

Photo: Thomas Shahan, CC BY 2.0.
is an archaeological site outside the town of San Jose Succotz, in the District of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor de Mencos.

Town
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, usually shortened to Benque or Benque Viejo, is the westernmost town in . It is located right on the Guatemalan border, across from the town of , and is located 130 km by road west and south of .

Photo: Rudy Canales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in on the border with and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away.

El Castillo

Latitude
17.08911° or 17° 5′ 21″ north
Longitude
-89.14174° or 89° 8′ 30″ west
Open location code
769G3VQ5+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 503599494
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Group C ruins (overgrown) and Xunantunich.

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