El Peten located in Guatemala.
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The El Peten region
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The largest state of Guatemala in the northeast is largely overgrown by dense rainforest. Although the Petén makes up almost a third of the total area of Guatemala, it is only sparsely populated. Due to the in Tikal However, it is one of the main tourist destinations in Guatemala.
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Overview of the Mayan ruins cities
It is here that the Mayans have always settled and built some of their most impressive cities: