{"id":3059,"date":"2017-12-15T11:23:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T17:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/yaxha-national-park\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:42:35","slug":"yaxha-national-park","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/yaxha-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaxh\u00e1 National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Yaxha National Park<\/strong>\u00a0is located in the northeast part of the Pet\u00e9n department, in the municipalities of Flores and Melchor de Mencos. It was the capital of an extensive territory that\u00a0dominated the northeastern part of Pet\u00e9n<\/strong>, although it had very strong links with the city of\u00a0Tikal<\/strong>,\u00a0Caracol<\/strong>\u00a0in Belize, and\u00a0Calakmul<\/strong>\u00a0in Mexico. It has monumental clusters with\u00a0pyramidal temples<\/strong>,\u00a0Acropolis<\/strong>, twin pyramids complexes, commemorative complexes, Ball Games, palaces and domestic residential complexes.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Park has an extension of 37,760 hectares. It hosts various cities, being\u00a0Topoxte, Nakum and Naranjo<\/strong>\u00a0the main ones, after Yaxh\u00e1. These cities played a very important role in the social and political organization of the central lowlands for more than 1,500 years. It is possible to visit the Yaxh\u00e1, Topoxte, and Nakum, Yaxh\u00e1 being the most accessible, and from where you can start the visit to the park.<\/p>\n

The park is also a refuge that allows to appreciate a balanced combination of\u00a0biodiversity and pre-Hispanic cultural heritage<\/strong>. Due to the presence of impressive lagoons and wetlands that are part of the main migratory bird routes, the park has been recognized as a wetland of global importance (RAMSAR). The lagoons of Yaxh\u00e1 and Sacnab can be observed from the top of several archaeological monuments, giving the area a unique landscape beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

GEOPOSITION<\/span><\/h2><\/div>