municipality in the Petén department of Guatemala
Dolores is a town in south-central Petén.
Understand
editGet in
editDolores is on the main route from Guatemala City to Flores, and all buses between the two will pass the entrance to the town.
Get around
editSee
edit- Ixkun. An unrestored Maya ruin a few miles outside town, with several sculpted stelae, including the tallest in Petén.
- Museo Regional del Surest de Petén. Archaeological museum with a nice collection of Maya ceramics and sculpture from southern Petén.
- El Chal. An unrestored Maya ruin just off the road to Flores, with forest-covered pyramids, and a number of badly-damaged sculpted monuments.