Yaxhá Lake | |
Location: | El Petén |
Coords: | 17.0667°N -113°W |
Type: | limestone lake |
Basin Countries: | Guatemala |
Area: | 15km2 |
Max-Depth: | 27m (89feet) |
Elevation: | 158m (518feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Yaxhá Lake in Guatemala. |
Reference: | [1] |
Yaxhá Lake is a Guatemalan lake situated in the northern department of El Petén.
The ancient Maya City of Yaxhá was built on the shores of Yaxhá Lake, and the Maya ruins of Topoxté occupy a group of three small islands, Canté, Paxté and Topoxte, at the western end of the lake.