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Flores, Guatemala

Flores is a town on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala and the capital of Petén department. It stands on the site of Nojpetén, the capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, which the Spanish conquered in 1697. Linked to the shore by a causeway, it is a base for visitors to Tikal.

Flores, Guatemala
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Itza Kingdom of Nojpetén

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Flores, Guatemala. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/flores-guatemala
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The Epoch Institute. “Flores, Guatemala.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/flores-guatemala.
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