Tayasal
Flores is the capital city of the Peten department of Guatemala.
Flores is located at 16°93' N, 89°89' W. The population is 13,700 (2003).
The old part of the city is located on an island on Lake Peten Itza, connected to the mainland by a short causeway.
In Pre-Columbian times, Flores was the Maya city of Tayasal. See also: Spanish conquest of Yucatán
Referenced By
El Peten | El Petén | Maya Classic Era | Maya Classic Period | Mesoamerican chronology | Peten | Petén | Post-Classic | Spanish Conquest of Yucatan | Spanish Conquest of Yucatán | Spanish conquest of Yuctan | Terminal Pre-classic
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