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El Salvador Destination Guide
Discover El Salvador in Guatemala
El Salvador in the region of Huehuetenango is a place located in Guatemala - some 80 mi or ( 129 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .
Local time in El Salvador is now 08:25 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. When in this area, you might want to check out Chetumal . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Salvador ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Descending to city Huehuetenango Guatemala
2011 motorcycle trip through Americas ..
Consagrada Imagen del Señor Sepultado Villa de Chiantla
Momento en que la Imagen se hacerca al Templo luego de haber recorrido las calles de la Villa de Chiantla por motivo de su consagracion 11 de Ciciembre 2011 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Aguacatán
Aguacatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1670m above sea level. It has a population of 41,000. It covers a terrain of 300km2.
Located at 15.35 -91.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Ixcán River
The río Ixcán is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the Cuchumatanes mountains in Huehuetenango, marks the border with El Quiché for a number of kilometers, and crosses the border with Mexico at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:16.074929|-91.107817|type:landmark_region:GT|||||| | |name=Río Ixcán }} where it flows into the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta river. The Ixcán river basin covers an area of 2,085 km³ in Guatemala.
Located at 15.57 -91.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Chiantla
Chiantla is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 2,000m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 536km2. The annual festival is on January 28.
Located at 15.35 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
San Juan Ixcoy
San Juan Ixcoy is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality covers an area of 224 km² and is formed by the town of San Juan Ixcoy, 11 villages and 33 caserios (rural communities). Its population of 19,367 (in 2002) is predominantly of Maya Q'anjob'al descent. San Juan Ixcoy is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes range and borders with the municipalities of Soloma and Santa Eulalia in the North, Chiantla in the South and Nebaj in the East.
Located at 15.60 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Zaculeu
Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about 3.7 kilometres outside of the modern city of Huehuetenango. Occupation at the site dates back as far as the Early Classic period (AD 250–600) of Mesoamerican history. Zaculeu was the capital of the Postclassic Mam kingdom, and was conquered by the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj, displaying a mixture of Mam and K'iche' style architecture.
Located at 15.33 -91.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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