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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Flores, Peten, Guatemala
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Flores, Peten, Guatemala: 1. Las Lagunas Boutique Hotel *****
2. Hotel Isla de Flores ****
3. Flores Hotel Boutique *****
4. Hotel Casona del Lago ****
5. Hotel Casa Amelia ***
6. Hotel Villa del Lago ***
7. Hotel Petén Express
8. Hotel Casona de La Isla ***
9. Hotel Casazul ***
10. Hotel del Patio ***
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1. Lote 45 del Proyecto del Area de desarrollo denominado Tayazal, 17000 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $364 - $523
Showcasing an outdoor pool and views of the lake, Las Lagunas Boutique Hotel is located in Flores in the region of Peten, just 40.2 km from Tikal. The hotel has a hot tub and water sports facilities, and guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant. Free private parking is available on site.
2. Avenida la Reforma, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $88 - $184
Featuring free WiFi and a terrace, Hotel Isla de Flores offers accommodations in Flores. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.
3. Flores, Guatemala, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $117 - $165
Featuring free WiFi and a terrace, Flores Hotel Boutique offers accommodations in Flores.
4. Calle Litoral, 17029 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $91 - $164
This property is a 11-minute walk from the beach. Featuring free WiFi and a sun terrace, Hotel Casona del Lago offers accommodations in Flores, just 45.1 km from Tikal. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Free private parking is available on site.
5. Calle La Union, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $59 - $63
Located in Flores, 43.5 km from Tikal, Hotel Casa Amelia features air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi. The hotel has a terrace and views of the lake, and guests can enjoy a drink at the bar.
6. Calle Centroamerica, 03001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $47 - $54
Showcasing a sun terrace and views of the lake, Hotel Villa del Lago is located in Flores.
7. Calle 30 de Junio, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $33 - $73
This property is 1 minute walk from the beach. Featuring free WiFi and a restaurant, Hotel Petén Express offers accommodations in Flores. The hostel has a sun terrace and hot tub, and guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant or a drink at the bar.
8. Calle 30 de Junio, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $70 - $88
This property is 1 minute walk from the beach. Located in Flores in the region of Peten, 45.1 km from Tikal, Hotel Casona de La Isla features a sun terrace and hot tub. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.
9. Calle La Union, 17001 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $55 - $71
This property is 1 minute walk from the beach. Featuring free WiFi and a sun terrace, Hotel Casazul offers accommodations in Flores, just 43.5 km from Tikal.
10. 2ª Calle y 8ª Avenida Esquina zona 1, 17029 Flores, Guatemala, Price range: $51 - $64
Featuring free WiFi, a restaurant and a year-round outdoor pool, Hotel del Patio offers accommodations in Flores. Every room is equipped with a private bat
The Top Ten Most Amazing Step Pyramids of the World
The Top Ten Most Amazing Step Pyramids of the World
10-Tomb of the General, Ji'an,China
09-Monte D' Accoddi,Sardinia,Italy
08-Temple of the Inscriptions,Chiapas, Mexico
07-Pyramid of the Magician,Yucatan, Mexico
06-Chogha Zanbil,Khuzestan Province, Iran
05-Borobudur Temple,Central Java,Indonesia
04-Tikal Temple,Petén Department, Guatemala
03-Pyramid of Djoser,Saqqara,Egypt
02-Chichen Itza,Yucatan,Mexico
01-Pyramid of the Sun,Teotihuacan,Mexico
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Hotel Camino Real Tikal, San Jose Peten, Guatemala
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Lote 77, Parcelamiento Tayasal, San Jose Peten, Peten, Guatemala
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Lakefront hotel in San Jose Peten with 3 restaurants, outdoor pool
Free parking
This hotel has 72 rooms
Flores, Guatemala - An Island Town on Lake Peten
Flores is a nice little town that is within an island that lies on Lake Peten in northeast Guatemala near the Mayan Ruins of Tikal. Flores and cobblestone streets, brightly painted houses and nice shops, restaurants and hotels for tourists.
BGT: Semuc Champey (Guatemala)
Semuc Champey is a natural monument in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, near the Q'eqchi' Maya town of Lanquín. It consists of a natural 300 m limestone bridge, under which passes the Cahabón River. Atop the bridge is a series of stepped, turquoise pools, a popular swimming attraction. Although it can be difficult to get to, Semuc is becoming more and more popular with travelers.
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Quirigua National Park, Guatemala (HD)
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Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
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Inhabited since the 2nd century A.D., Quirigua had become during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84) the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state. The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and an impressive series of carved stelae and sculpted calendars that constitute an essential source for the study of Mayan civilization.
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief Synthesis
The Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua is located in the Department of Izabal in Guatemala. The inscribed property is comprised of 34 hectares of land dedicated exclusively to the conservation of the ancient architecture and the seventeen monuments that were carved between 426 AD and 810 AD and make up this great city.
Quirigua is one of the major testimonies to the Mayan civilization. For reasons which are not clear, it then entered a period of decline. It is known that, at the time of the arrival of the European conquerors, the control of the jade route had been taken over by Nito, a city closer to the Caribbean coast. Although Quirigua has retained ruins and vestiges of dwellings ranging between AD 200 and AD 900, most of the monuments that ensure Quirigua its world-wide reknown date from the 8th century, the period during which the city was entirely remodelled in accordance with its function as royal residence and administrative centre.
At the core of Quiriqua is the Great Plaza, the largest known public space in the entire Maya area. The monumental complexes which are set out around the Great Plaza, the Ceremonial Plaza and the Plaza of the Temple are remarkable for the complexity of their structure - a highly elaborate system of pyramids, terraces, and staircases which results in a complete remodelling of the natural relief and which creates a singular dimension as at Copan.
The artful production of monolithic stone monuments, carved in sandstone without the use of metal tools, is outstanding. The monuments, called stelae, contain hieroglyphic texts describing significant calendar dates, celestial events such as eclipses, passages of Maya mythology and political events, as well as important social and historic events to the development of the city. Not only does this text give a better understanding of the rise and fall of Quirigua, but also describes the span of time between 426 AD to 810 AD making it possible to reconstruct parts of Mayan history. During its brief time of erecting stelae, Quirigua was one of only two cities to regularly erect monuments marking the end of five-year periods.
Criterion (i) : The monuments of the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua are an outstanding example and the largest corpus of Maya art masterpieces. They are an advanced representation of artistic skill by their sculptors and the meaning and beauty of each piece has survived the passing of this civilization, making them universal masterpieces.
Criterion (ii): The monuments of the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua were carved during the Classical Period dating from 250 AD to 900 AD. Between the times of 700 AD to 850 AD arose and flourished a style of art known as The school of Motagua. This style is seen in the monuments of Quirigua and which in turn had a strong influence over the art production in the Maya area of Copán (Honduras) and Belize.
Criterion (iv) : The Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and an impressive series of carved stelae and sculpted calendars that constitute an essential source for the study of Mayan civilization. The ruins of Quirigua retain an impressive series of stelae and sculpted calendars, partially deciphered, which constitute a remarkable and unique source of the history of the social, political and economic events of the Mayan civilization. The zoomorphic and anthropomorphic sculptures are among the most attractive pre-Columbian works known.
Integrity
All attributes that express the Outstanding Universal Value of the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua are duly protected within the boundaries of the inscribed property, an area of 34 hectares, allowing for the highest level of conservation. Each of the monuments, true masterpieces of Maya art, is found in situ and in harmony with the surrounding natural and cultural environments.
Protection measures have been taken over the years to prevent damage caused by human development and neglect. However the close proximity to the Motagua River and the geological fault by the same name, make the World Heritage property vulnerable to natural disasters, for which preventive measures have also been taken to have the greatest control over environmental factors.
Semuc Champey, Alta Verapaz - Guatemala
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Semuc Champey is a natural monument in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala near the Q'eqchi' Maya town of Lanquin. It consists of a natural 300m limestone bridge, under which passes the Cahabon River. Atop the bridge is a series of stepped turquoise pools that is a popular swimming attraction.
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Caribbean Playa Blanca Beach Livingston Guatemala
Caribbean Playa Blanca Beach Livingston Guatemala. A tropical paradise in Playa Blanca, Izabal. White sand, clear waters, sun and palm trees...a perfect combination por a perfect relax. Playa Blanca is a white sand beach, something different from the rest of places with black sand due to the volcanic nature of Guatemala. Guatemala is full of beauties, trust me, Playa Blanca is the place to be and is very diferent because of it's white sand.
“get a calendar and make time por traveling to Playa Blanca”. Thanks God I have met many places from Guatemala and it is imposible to create a list of the top ten or top 20, I´ve seen incomparable and wonderful landscapes, since I am not a beach and sand guy, Playa Blanca has made me think deeply about it. If you are reading this in your office, the internet café or you place, I can asure you, once you visit Playa Blanca in Izabal, you’ll experience a feeling of guiltness por those days you have spent watching tv at home, there many marvelous places in our country, nothing to envy from places around the world.
Is it located in Izabal and watching the white sand with the clear water it is amazing. If you are a beach boy or girl, and you like the sun and palm trees and you haven´t been here….you ´re missing it.
To get there you have to take the atlantic road, passing for “el rancho” keep straight until Puerto Barrios Izabal, estimated traveling time to his point from the city 3 hours and half. Once you´re there you have to take a boat, if you travel by bus, you have to walk like ten blocks from the bus station or you can take a cab, if you travel by car, there are places near the dock where you can leave the car, the rates are reasonable.
The estimated time of boat travel is 30 minutes to Livingston where you can find hotels according to your needs, there are places to eat, there is a Bar at the end of the street where you can see the locals dancing “punta” a traditional dance of the place, but there are all kind of music .
To get to playa blanca you have to take another boat, the cost per person is Q90, there is no schedule for this, there must be at least 8 people to go to Playa Blanca or if there are less persons you can arreange the price with the pilot of the boat. Usually this trips last 4-6 hours, in Playa Blanca there are not hotels, but they have one nice local restouran, and you can try delicious food!
Many people could think that this is not Guatemala, but get real, it is... The first reaction from local people when they see the pictures is “where is that?” and when they hear the answer the second one is : “for real???” and the third reaction is: “i want to go there” and of course, we advice you to do it.
If you think that the place is kinda far away... if you depart in the morning, without getting up to early , you’ll be there for lunch and there are cheap places to eat... to expensive? If you take a bus, the cost of the ticket is Q40 and the buses are comfortable, I have traveled in one of them. If you bring your car, it will depend on the performance of your car, in our case is was quite good…so instead of thinking for excuses for not going, think how to get there, and if you still don´t know how, see the pictures, something will come, it is worth it.
Bring a friend, or your future girlfriend if she still making her mind up, you will make a good impression. If it is a family trip it is more expensive the it is something the will remember, and course don´t forget your camera.
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Tikal Mayan Site - District of Peten, Guatemala
Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Though monumental architecture at the site dates back as far as the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during 200 to 900 AD. During this time, the city dominated much of the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily, while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica such as the great metropolis of Teotihuacan in the distant Valley of Mexico. There is evidence that Tikal was conquered by Teotihuacan in the 4th century AD. Following the end of the Late Classic Period, no new major monuments were built at Tikal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned. These events were coupled with a gradual population decline, culminating with the site's abandonment by the end of the 10th century.
Tikal is the best understood of any of the large lowland Maya cities, with a long dynastic ruler list, the discovery of the tombs of many of the rulers on this list and the investigation of their monuments, temples and palaces.