Explore Benque Viejo del Carmen in Belize
Benque Viejo del Carmen in Cayo District with its 7,092 inhabitants is located in Belize - some 27 mi (or 44 km) South-West of Belmopan, the Belizean capital.
Local time in Benque Viejo del Carmen is 11:15 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is "America / Belize" with an UTC offset of -6 hours.
San Jose Soccoths, San Ignacio, Placentia Village, Burrell Boom, Belmopan, Laguna Yaxja, Ixcanrio and Ciudad Melchor de Mencos are locations relativly near and might be worth to explore when in that area.
According to our database, there are 6 airports in the area. The closest airport is Dangriga Airport with a distance of 37.5 mi (or 60.3 km) west of the centre of Benque Viejo del Carmen. Have a look at our dedicated picture gallery to get a glimpse of what this destinations is like. Need some inspiration for finding attractions and want to know more about this place? Check the related Benque Viejo del Carmen attractions page. The same applies for local and videos.
Benque Viejo del Carmen Gallery
GUATEMALA le strade...
Uploaded by Maria Teresa Corbo on panoramio.com
Melchor de Mencos
Uploaded by jayrichmond@hotmail.com on panoramio.com
Stopping just on the...
Uploaded by Shikambu on panoramio.com
Photos provided by Panoramio are under the copyright of their owners.
Sightseeing & Attractions
Benque Viejo del Carmen: "Benque Viejo del Carmen" is a town in the Cayo District of the nation of Belize, with a population of about 8,000 people, mostly of Maya descent (Mestizos). It is the furthest west sizable settlement in Belize, located about 130 km (81 miles) west of Belize City, near the border with Guatemala. The town was established in the 19th century, mostly by immigrants from Guatemala ...
Xunantunich: "Xunantunich" (shoo-NAHN-too-nich) is a Maya archaeological site in western Belize, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. Xunantunich is located atop a ridge above the Mopan River, within sight of the Guatemala border. Its name means "Stone Woman" in the Maya language (Mopan and Yucatec combination name), and, like many names given to Maya archaeological sites, ...
Related Tweets
Did you know? ...
Benque Viejo del Carmen is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Bengue Viejo, Benique Viejo del Carmen, Benque Viejo, Cayo
Valley of Peace
The newest articles from the Tripmondo Magazine section.