Las Cruces (Spanish pronunciation: [las kɾuˈses]) is a municipality in the northern Guatemalan department of El Petén. It is situated at 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level at 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W. The municipality was founded in 2011 when it split off from the territory of La Libertad.[1]
Las Cruces | |
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Municipality | |
  Las Cruces Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | El Petén |
| Municipality | Las Cruces |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Ladino K'iche' |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya |
| Climate | Am |