Grutas de Lanquín
{{Short description|National park in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala}}
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| location = Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
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| established = Acuerdo Gubernativo 26-05-55
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Municipality of Lanquín
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Grutas de Lanquín is a large limestone cave system located {{convert|1|km|mi}} west of Lanquín in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.{{cite web | url=http://www.showcaves.com/english/gt/showcaves/Lanquin.html | publisher=showcaves.com | title=Lanquín Caves | author= | accessdate=2009-06-06 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.semucchampey.com/en/lanquin-caves.html | publisher=semucchampey.com | title=Grutas de Lanquín | author= | accessdate=2009-06-06 | archive-date=2018-11-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101355/http://www.semucchampey.com/en/lanquin-caves.html | url-status=dead }}
The Lanquín cave system was declared a national park in 1955.{{cite web|url=http://www.conap.gob.gt/Members/admin/documentos/documentos-centro-de-documentacion/areas-protegidas/SIGAPublico_Enero.xls/view |publisher=conap.gob.gt |title=Listado de Áreas Protegidas (enero, 2011) |author=CONAP |accessdate=2011-06-14 |format=xls |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008161133/http://www.conap.gob.gt/Members/admin/documentos/documentos-centro-de-documentacion/areas-protegidas/SIGAPublico_Enero.xls/view |archivedate=2011-10-08 }}
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- {{commons category-inline|Lanquin Cave}}
{{National parks of Guatemala}}
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Category:National parks of Guatemala
Category:Protected areas established in 1955
Category:1955 establishments in Guatemala
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