Petén
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- Alternate Name
- Departamento del Petén
- Names
Petén
Departamento del Petén
- Place Type
- political
- Description
- Isolated area of low limestone plateaus & dense rain forests; was center of Old Mayan Empire & important ruins at Tikal & Uaxactún are extant; many inhabitants have emigrated South as they attempt to turn forest into farmland.
- Source
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
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