Petén, Guatemala · North America
11,457
Population
North America
Continent
Guatemala
Timezone
GT
Country Code
Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the eastern border with Belize, and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize. The city was established in April 1960. It is named after Sergeant Major Melchor de Mencos y Varón, who in 1754 journeyed with a tiny contingent of Spanish colonial troops from what is now Antigua, Guatemala to the coast of present-day Belize, there to combat English "pirates" who had s...
Coordinates
17.0661°, -89.1523°
Region/State
Petén
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Country
Guatemala
Region
Petén
Timezone
America/Guatemala
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Population
11,457
