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TikalUNESCO

Ruins · Petén Department

Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala.

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Antigua GuatemalaUNESCO

City · Sacatepéquez Department

Antigua Guatemala, commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced architecture and layout dating from that period.

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QuiriguáUNESCO

Ruins · Izabal Department

Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site covering approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) along the lower Motagua River, with the ceremonial center about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the north bank.

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Takalik AbajUNESCO

Tak'alik Ab'a

Ruins · Retalhuleu Department

Tak'alik Ab'aj is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala. It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been Kooja. It is one of several Mesoamerican sites with both Olmec and Maya features.

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Tikal Temple IUNESCO

Templo del Gran Jaguar

Ruins · Petén Department

Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. It is located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala.

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Guatemala City

City · Guatemala Department

Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.

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Quetzaltenango

City · Quetzaltenango Department

Quetzaltenango (Spanish pronunciation: [keˌtsal.teˈnaŋ.ɡo], also known by its Kʼicheʼ Maya name Xelajú or Xela, is a municipality and the capital of the namesake department in western Guatemala.

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Volcán de Fuego

Mountain · Sacatepéquez

Volcán de Fuego or Chi Q'aq' is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala. Fuego lies on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.

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Lake Atitlán

Lago de Atitlán

Lake · Sololá Department

Lake Atitlán is a large natural lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The lake is located in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. With a maximum depth of 340 metres (1,120 ft), it is the deepest lake in Central America.

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El Mirador

Town · Petén Department

El Mirador is a large pre-Columbian Middle and Late Preclassic Maya settlement, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala. It is part of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin of northern Guatemala.

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Santa María

Volcán Santa María

Mountain · Quetzaltenango Department

Santa María Volcano is a large active volcano in the western highlands of Guatemala, in the Quetzaltenango Department near the city of Quetzaltenango. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre.

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Acatenango

Mountain · Chimaltenango

Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre. The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa which is also known as Tres Hermanas.

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