Lake Peten-Itzá ( Spanish: Lago Peten Itzá ) is the third largest lake in Guatemala after Lake Izabal and Lago de Atitlán . It is located in the middle of the department El Peten at an altitude of 110 meters. The approximately 32 km long and 5 km wide lake has an area of 99 km² and is up to 160 m deep. Flores , the capital of the department, is located on an island near the south bank, which is connected by a bridge to the large suburbs of San Benito and Santa Elena. On the northeastern shore of the lake is the Cerro Cahui nature reserve with a wildlife park run by a university . Lake Petén Itzá is surrounded by a few smaller lakes and several Mayan ruins , including Tikal . The well-developed highway to Guatemala City and located in Santa Elena Flores airport itself could Lake Petén Itzá develop into a tourist destination with the city of Flores in recent years.
