Flores

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Flores is a historic island city in northern Guatemala known for its colonial architecture and as a gateway to the nearby Maya ruins of Tikal.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Flores canonical 4
Flores Island 1
island city of Flores 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
island city
municipality
administrativeDivision municipality of Flores
architectureStyle Spanish colonial style
builtOnSiteOf Nojpetén NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
connectedBy causeway to the mainland
connectedTo San Benito
Santa Elena
conqueredBy Spanish conquistadors
conquestCentury 17th century
country Guatemala
formerName Tayasal
gatewayTo Tikal
Yaxhá
other Maya archaeological sites in Petén
hasHeritage Maya heritage
Spanish colonial heritage
historicalPrecursor Nojpetén NERFINISHED
islandLocation an island in Lake Petén Itzá
knownFor cobblestone streets
colonial architecture
colorful houses
historic center
proximity to Maya ruins
tourism
languageMajority Spanish
localIndigenousLanguages Itza Maya
surface form: Itzaʼ Maya

Qʼeqchiʼ Maya
locatedIn Petén Department NERFINISHED
northern Guatemala
locatedOn Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED
near Tikal
surface form: Tikal National Park

Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park
surface form: Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
nearbyAirport Mundo Maya International Airport
NojpeténWas capital of the Itza Maya
primaryEconomicActivity services
tourism
region Maya Biosphere Reserve
surface form: Maya Biosphere region
role capital of Petén Department
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
touristActivities boat tours on Lake Petén Itzá
visiting Tikal National Park
walking tours of the historic island
UTCOffset −6

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petén Department capital Flores
Lake Petén Itzá knownFor Flores
this entity surface form: island city of Flores
Lake Petén Itzá hasIsland Flores
this entity surface form: Flores Island