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 it accounts for about one third of Guatemala's area. T
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Tikal Temple II
Chrám V
Playa Tres naciones, Petén
Petén Basin
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The Petén Basin is a geographical subregion of the Maya Lowlands, primarily located in northern Guatemala within the Department of El Petén, and into the state of Campeche in southeastern Mexico.
Petén Department
…and soil types; water sources include generally small rivers and low-lying seasonal swamps known as bajos. A chain of fourteen lakes runs across the central drainage basin of the Petén; during the rainy season some of these lakes become interconnected. This drainage area measures approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi…
Nakbé, Mid Preclassic (600 BCE) Palace remains, The Mirador Basin
Tikal, rising above jungle canopy