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Petén (department) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -90.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Isolated area of low limestone plateaus and dense rain forests; was center of Old Mayan Empire and important ruins at Tikal and Uaxactún are extant; many inhabitants have emigrated South as they attempt to turn forest into farmland. |
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| Petén (preferred,C,V)
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| Petén, Departamento del (C,V)
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| Departamento del Petén (C,V,O)
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| El Petén, Departamento de (C,V)
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| Departamento de El Petén (C,U)
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| GT12 (C,U,FIPS)
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Petén (department) (P) |
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