Las Cruces | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
Subdivision Name1: | El Petén |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Cruces |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Ladino, K'iche' |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya |
Coordinates: | 16.6361°N -90.1839°W |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
Las Cruces (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the northern Guatemalan department of El Petén. It is situated at 130m (430feet) above sea level at 16.6361°N -90.1839°W. The municipality was founded in 2011 when it split off from the territory of La Libertad.[1]