Explore Parraxquim in Guatemala
Parraxquim in the region of Sololá is a town in Guatemala - some 59 mi or ( 96 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Current time in Parraxquim is now 12:13 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chetumal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Parraxquim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Opening Dance
The Dance of the Conquest dramatizes the Spanish conquest of western Guatemala in 1524, climaxing with the symbolic duel between conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and Maya K'iche' defender Tekum. It is p ..
Grupo Kanek Zunil
Baile folklórico en Zunil, Para mas información sobre el tour contacte Adrenalina Tours con correo info@adrenalinatours.com visite sitio web www.adrenalinatours.com ..
Esquipulas
..
Guatemala Outreach, February 2009
Video of our eight-day trip in February 2009 to assist the K-9 private school in Cantel, Guatemala. Some 22 volunteers particiapated under the direction of Pastor Phil Truesdale. Our Lead Pastor, Jim ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 2,300 metres in altitude in the steep mountains of the Sierra Madre range, descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'iche'. The town experienced large landslides during hurricane Mitch (1998); a year after this catastrophe, many residents moved to higher ground and founded the village of Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan.
Located at 14.80 -91.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a village in the northwest corner of the Sololá department of Guatemala, about 169 km west of Guatemala City. The village (not be confused with Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, see below) is along both Guatemalan Highway 3 and Central American Highway CA-1. The village has a population of around 4000 people and is approximately 3048 meters (10,000 feet) above sea-level.
Located at 14.85 -91.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Cantel, Guatemala
Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people. Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological site of Chojolom.
Located at 14.81 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Santa María Hydroelectric Dam
The Santa María Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala. The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m³. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines (1 x 2.48 MW and 2 x 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW.
Located at 14.80 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Nahualá
Nahualá (with a final glottal stop) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catarina Nahualá, in honor of the town’s patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá". Nahualá or Nawala' is also the K'iche' (Quiché) language name for the Nahualate River, which is called Niwala' the local Nahualá dialect.
Located at 14.85 -91.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.