Petén Basin

Flores, Guatemala

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. During the Late Preclassic and Classic periods of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology many major centers of the Maya civilization flourished, such as Tikal and Calakmul. A distinctive Petén-style of Maya architecture and inscriptions arose. The archaeological sites La Sufricaya and Holmul are also located in this region.

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Other archaeological sites in Guatemala

Aguateca Sayaxché, Guatemala Altar de Sacrificios Petén Department, Guatemala Arroyo de Piedra Guatemala Balberta Escuintla Department, Guatemala Bejucal Petén Department, Guatemala Bilbao Guatemala Cancuén Sayaxché, Guatemala Central Acropolis, Tikal Petén Department, Guatemala