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Las Cruces, Petén

Coordinates: 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389
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Las Cruces
Municipality
Las Cruces is located in Guatemala
Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 16°38′10″N 90°11′02″W / 16.63611°N 90.18389°W / 16.63611; -90.18389
Country Guatemala
DepartmentEl Petén
MunicipalityLas Cruces
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 • Ethnicities
Ladino K'iche'
 • Religions
Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism Maya
ClimateAm

Las Cruces (Spanish pronunciation: [las kɾuˈses]) is a municipality in the northern Guatemalan department of El Petén. The municipality was founded in 2011 when it split off from the territory of La Libertad.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias (1 March 2012) Las Cruces, Petén es el municipio 334..