Las Cruces, Petén

Municipality in El Petén, Guatemala
16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389Country GuatemalaDepartmentEl PeténMunicipalityLas CrucesGovernment
 • TypeMunicipalElevation
130 m (430 ft)Population
 • Ethnicities
Ladino K'iche' • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism MayaClimateAm

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). 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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