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Population:
11,385,000
Capital:
Guatemala (City)
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Extract from the Flores Travel Guides:
FLORES
, the capital of Petn, has an easy pace and a sedate, old-world atmosphere diametrically opposed to the commerce and hustle that typify most of Petn's towns. Its genteel cobbled streets, ageing houses and twin-domed church are set on a small island in Lago de Petn Itz, connected to the mainland by a short causeway. The frontier mentality lies just across the water in
SANTA ELENA
, a chaotic, featureless town which is dusty in the dry season and mud-bound during the rains.
The
lake
was a natural choice for settlement, and its shores were heavily populated in Maya times, with the c...
read the whole Flores Travel Guides...
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