El Asintal is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala. The ruins of the Mesoamerican city of Takalik Abaj are within the municipality. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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1. Tak'alik Ab'ajEl Asintal 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. The site flourished in the Preclassic and Classic periods, from the 9th century BC through to at least the 10th century AD, and was an important centre of commerce, trading with Kaminaljuyu and Chocolá. Investigations have revealed that it is one of the largest sites with sculptured monuments on the Pacific coastal plain. Olmec-style sculptures include a possible colossal head, petroglyphs and others. The site has one of the greatest concentrations of Olmec-style sculpture outside of the Gulf of Mexico.Takalik Abaj is representative of the first blossoming of Maya culture ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Xetulul Theme ParkRetalhuleu Xetutul is a theme park in Guatemala. It is located in the Retalhuleu Department in the southwest of the country. Opening in 2002, Xetutul is the third largest amusement park in Latin America, after Beto Carrero World in Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Six Flags México near Mexico City, Mexico. Xetutul is associated with the nearby Xocomil waterpark, which opened in 1997, and together the two parks receive over one million visitors every year, making the parks the most popular tourist attraction in the country.Xetulul and Xocomil are operated by the Institute for the Recreation of Guatemalan Private Industry Workers —a private company that operates several other parks in Guatemala, as well as nearby hotels and restaurants. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. XocomilRetalhuleu Xocomil is a water park in Guatemala. It is located in the Retalhuleu Department in the southwest of the country. It is the largest and most-visited water amusement park in the country. The park covers an area of 77,300 m³ and is thematically designed around a recreation of a Mayan pyramid. The park contains four different pools and two different wave pools, one for children and one for adults. It also features different kinds of waves and a beach designed resting area as well as the Tumala river tube and the Rapidos de Xocomil which features five different options of speed slides in a 148 m ride. Other attractions include the El Caracol which takes riders through a dark tunnel that propels them into a big funnel and Nido de Serpientes which has 7 different courses of twisting flumes. Alo... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.