Las Cruces, El Petén

Las Cruces
Municipality
Las Cruces

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389
Country Guatemala
Department El Petén
Municipality Las Cruces
Government
  Type Municipal
Elevation 130 m (430 ft)
Population
  Ethnicities Ladino, K'iche'
  Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya
Climate Am

Las Cruces (Spanish pronunciation: [las kɾuˈses]) is a municipality in the northern Guatemalan department of El Petén. It is situated at 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level at 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389 (Las Cruces)Coordinates: 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389 (Las Cruces). The municipality was founded in 2011 when it split off from the territory of La Libertad.[1]

References

  1. Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias (1 March 2012) Las Cruces, Petén es el municipio 334..


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