Yaxjá
in Departamento del Petén, Guatemala
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Melchor de Mencos Airport (15 mi) - Mundo Maya International Airport (33 mi)
- Poptún Airport (49 mi)
- Carmelita Airport (54 mi)
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Independence Airport (71 mi) - Melinda Airport (71 mi)
- Big Creek Airport (73 mi)
- Punta Gorda Airport (74 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (79 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 17.029 and -89.381 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 17° 1' 44" and W -89° 22' 51"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Quetzal - GTQ
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:10 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:27 am and 6:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Guatemala.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Guatemala. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Explore Yaxjá
Yaxjá in Departamento del Petén is located in Guatemala about 181 mi (or 292 km) north-east of Guatemala City, the country's capital.
Local time in Yaxjá is now 06:10 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Yaxjá, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Melchor de Mencos Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Guatemala is Tikal National Park in a distance of 67 mi (or 108 km), East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El Chal, Santa Ana, Dolores, San Jose and Flores. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 38°C / 100 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 35°C / 95 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 38% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
36°C (97 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
39°C (101 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
39°C (101 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Luis and the Mayan Temples at Tikal
Luis, our tour guide at the Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala, explains the mathematic relationship between the geometry of the temples.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Topoxte
Topoxte (or Topoxté in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the Petén Basin in northern Guatemala with a long occupational history dating as far back as the Middle Preclassic. As the capital of the Ko’woj Maya, it was the largest of the few Postclassic Mesoamerican sites in the area. Topoxte is located on an island on Yaxha Lake across from the important Classic period center of Yaxha.
Laguna Yaxhá
Laguna Yaxhá is a Guatemalan lake situated in the northern department of El Petén. The ancient Maya City of Yaxhá was built on the shores of Laguna Yaxhá, and the Maya ruins of Topoxté occupy a group of small islands at the western end of the lake.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Yaxjá.
- El Chal
- Santa Ana
- Dolores
- San Jose
- Flores
- San Andres
- San Benito
- San Francisco
- Belmopan
- Poptun
- La Libertad
- San Luis
- Sayaxche
- Punta Gorda
- Dangriga
- Belize City
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- Orange Walk
- Raxruha
- Livingston
- El Estor
- Chisec
- Puerto Barrios
- Cahabon
- Lanquin
- Morales
- Panzos
- Corozal
- Senahu
- Sergio Butron Casas
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Yashá, Laguna Yaxá, Yaxá, Laguna de Yaxha, Laguna Yaxjá, Yaxjá
