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A picturesque island town on Lake Petén Itzá connected to the mainland by a causeway, serving as the gateway to Tikal.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Petén, Guatemala · North America
El Chal sits on the route: 30 minutes from Santa Ana, 59km from Caracol.
El Chal is a town located in Petén, Guatemala. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Chal sits in Guatemala. It's in the America/Guatemala time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Chal to your route.
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 was occupied fromRead more
approximately 300 BC through to 1300 AD (from the Late Preclassic through to the Early Postclassic Periods of Mesoamerican chronology), although some Middle Preclassic activity has been identified in the acropolis. The Late Preclassic occupation of the city was concentrated around an E-Group ceremonial complex some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the later site core. The site's major period of occupation was during the Late Classic Period, when it was an important centre in the southeastern Petén region. Among the structures at the site is a large quadrangular residential complex, a structural type that is uncommonly found at Southern Maya lowland sites although there is a smaller one with similar characteristics at Machaquilá.
As of 2010 very little restorative work has been undertaken at the site. The archaeological site is protected by the Guatemalan Instituto de Antropología e Historia.
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El Chal is located in Petén, Guatemala, North America. The coordinates are 16.6425 latitude, -89.6529 longitude.
El Chal has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Guatemala.
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A picturesque island town on Lake Petén Itzá connected to the mainland by a causeway, serving as the gateway to Tikal.
41 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
The largest Maya site in Belize, once a powerful city-state rivaling Tikal, with the tallest man-made structure in the country.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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