Iztapa

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Iztapa is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. Located in the shores of Pacific Ocean and sorrounded by Michatoya and Maria Linda rivers, and also by the Canal de Chiquimulilla. Its population is about 15,000 people.^{[citation needed]}

Archaeology

Fishtail points, the most common style of tool manufacturing in South America, were discovered in Iztapa (c. 7700–7300 BCE).^{[citation needed]} They are considered to be the remains of an archaic Iztapan culture.^{[citation needed]}

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Coordinates: 13°56′N 90°42′W / 13.933°N 90.7°W / 13.933; -90.7