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La Isla Destination Guide

Delve into La Isla in Guatemala

La Isla in the region of San Marcos is a city in Guatemala - some 115 mi or ( 185 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Current time in La Isla is now 05:25 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Miguel Aleman, La Punta, La Noria, Jesus, and Belmopan. While being here, make sure to check out Miguel Aleman . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in La Isla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

No More Dirt Roads 2

5:47 min by KeylimeSteve
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More Mexico road trip vid, this time in southern Chiapas banana country, looking for the right fishing spot. I swore I was staying off dirt roads, but couldn't help myself. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Ocos

Ocos is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast, very close to the border with Mexico-only 4 m altitude and two big rivers-the Suchiate and the Naranjo rivers. The coast is perfect for surfing activities http://www. surf-forecast. com/breaks/Ocos. shtml.

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Located at 14.51 -92.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the San Marcos Department, Populated places in Guatemala, Surfing locations

Ayutla, San Marcos

Ayutla is a municipality in the San Marcos Department of Guatemala. It is situated along the Suchiate River natural border with Mexico in the southern part of the department. The municipality center is Ciudad Tecún Umán. There is a combined road and rail bridge known as Puente Rodolfo Robles linking Ayutla to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas, Mexico. There exists a railway, but because of poor maintenance nowadays it is not operational, but there are plans for its restoration.

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Located at 14.67 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the San Marcos Department, Populated places in Guatemala, Proposed transport infrastructure in Guatemala, Transport in Guatemala

Puente Rodolfo Robles

Puente Rodolfo Robles is a bridge across the Suchiate River between Ciudad Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Chiapas and Ciudad Tecún Umán in Guatemala. The bridge is named after Rodolfo Robles, the Guatemalan physician who first described "Robles Disease" (Onchocercosis).

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Located at 14.68 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Bridges in Guatemala, Bridges in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Chiapas, Guatemala–Mexico border crossings, International bridges, Transportation in Chiapas

Suchiate

Suchiate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. It is in the Soconusco region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is the Río Suchiate, which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality are border crossings with Guatemala, Ciudad Hidalgo and Talismán.

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Located at 14.68 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Guatemala–Mexico border crossings, Municipalities of Chiapas

Ujuxte

The site of Ujuxte (after the Ramón or Breadnut tree -- uh-hush-te) is the largest preclassic site to be discovered on the Guatemalan Pacific coast. It is in the Retalhuleu Department, in western Guatemala.

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Located at 14.54 -92.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Guatemala, Retalhuleu Department