Benque Viejo el Carmen
in Cayo District, Belize
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Melchor de Mencos Airport (1 mi) - Mundo Maya International Airport (49 mi)
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Melinda Airport (55 mi) - Poptún Airport (55 mi)
- Independence Airport (59 mi)
- Dangriga Airport (60 mi)
- Big Creek Airport (62 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (64 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 17.075 and -89.139 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 17° 4' 30" and W -89° 8' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - BZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:16 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Belize
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:37 am and 6:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belize.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belize. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Discover Benque Viejo el Carmen
Benque Viejo el Carmen in Cayo District with it's 7,092 citizens is a city in Belize about 27 mi (or 44 km) south-west of Belmopan, the country's capital city.
Local time in Benque Viejo el Carmen is now 03:16 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Belize with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Benque Viejo el Carmen, of which one is a larger airport. The closest is airport we know is Melchor de Mencos Airport in Guatemala in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km). The closest airport in Belize is Melinda Airport in a distance of 55 mi (or 2 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Tikal National Park in Guatemala at a distance of 51 mi (or 82 km). Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Belmopan, Dolores, El Chal, Santa Ana and San Jose. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 95 °F
| Morning Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 90 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
36°C (97 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
36°C (96 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
36°C (96 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ka'ana Resort
ROYAL CARIBBEAN RESORT
Table Rock Jungle Lodge
Crystal Paradise Resort
Casa del Caballo Blanco
DUPLOOYS JUNGLE LODGE
Tropical Paradise Hotel
COCOPELE INN
Xultun Farm Noble
AUXILLOU BEACH SUITES
Videos from this area
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Mayan Underworld, Crystal Cave - San Ignacio, Hun Chi'ik Tours
The best tours in the world : http://www.overlander.tv I join a tour with Hun Chi'ik Tours in San Ignacio, Belize to visit the mystical Crystal Cave (Cow Mountain) We start the tour by hiking...
Cahal Pech Village Resort - San Ignacio Belize - Presentation
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Belize - Mainland Driving (Nohoch Che'en to San Ignacio)
Driving along the Belize Western Highway from Nohoch Che'en Caves Branch Reserve (Cave Tubing Complex) to Ka'ana Resort just west of San Ignacio, Belize. A special thanks to Patrick with Belize.
Cahal Pech Village Resort, San Ignacio Belize
Walking down from the pool area to our cabana. The views were absolutely amazing. Recorded on January 16, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
playing in river - San Ignacio, Belize
playing in river - San Ignacio, Belize.
Belize City and Cayo Districts
Belize City and San Ignacio, and places in between including the area hit hardest by hurricane Richard barely 1 month before we got there.
Driving in Belize
This is compilation of videos taken over a period of a few days in central and western Belize in mid-October (rainy season), 2011, and shows the varied road conditions found in this part of...
San Igancio, Belize 2009
Drive past a fender bender as you enter "downtown", San Ignacio, Belize. Dec. 2009.
The Road to Belize City
a view of a town (I think San Ignacio) from the bus on the way to Belize City.
FUtbol BELIZE VIva el Benque!!!!!!!!!
UnaMexclade Futbol en Belize............Passion por Futbol.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Xunantunich
Xunantunich (pronounced /ʃunantunit͡ʃ/) is an Ancient Mayan 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, well within sight of the Guatemala border – which is a mere 1 kilometre to the west. It served as a Maya civic ceremonial center in the Late and Terminal Classic periods to the Belize Valley region.
Benque Viejo del Carmen
Benque Viejo del Carmen (usually shortened to "Benque") is a town in the Cayo District in the country of Belize.
Melchor de Mencos
Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the western border with Belize,a and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize. Prior to their relocation in 1989, Melchor de Mencos was home to the two training centres of the Guatemalan Army's élite Kaibiles special operations force. The Maya archaeological site of La Blanca is located within the municipality.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Benque Viejo el Carmen.
- Belmopan
- Dolores
- El Chal
- Santa Ana
- San Jose
- Flores
- San Andres
- Poptun
- San Benito
- San Francisco
- Dangriga
- San Luis
- La Libertad
- Punta Gorda
- Belize City
- Orange Walk
- Sayaxche
- Livingston
- Puerto Barrios
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- Raxruha
- Corozal
- Sergio Butron Casas
- El Estor
- Morales
- Cahabon
- Chetumal
- Chisec
- Lanquin
- Panzos
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bengue Viejo, Benque Viejo, Benique Viejo del Carmen, Cayo, Benque Viejo del Carmen, Benque Viejo el Carmen
