El Chal
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El Chal is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the upper San Juan River valley of the southeastern Petén Basin region, Guatemala. The site is situated in the municipality of El Chal, lying some 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the south of the municipal seat also called El Chal.
El Chal
Entrance to the archaeological site
Badly eroded lower panel of Stela 4, depicting three kneeling captives
Front of Stela 4 showing an 8th-century ruler
Petén Department
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Petén is a department of Guatemala. It is geographically the northernmost department of Guatemala, as well as the largest by area – at 35,854 km2 (13,843 sq mi) it accounts for about one third of Guatemala's area. The capital is Flores. The population at the mid-2018 official estimate was 595,548.
From top to left: View of the island, City neighborhood, Tikal I Temple, City street, Island from Lake Petén, Tikal V Temple, Sunset.
Ferry crossing the Pasión River at Sayaxché.