La Placita
in Departamento de San Miguel, El Salvador

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
13.467 and -88.283 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 13° 28' 0" and W -88° 16' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:13 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/El_Salvador
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:28 am and 6:10 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for El Salvador in Central America

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to El Salvador.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning El Salvador. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Touring La Placita

La Placita in Departamento de San Miguel is a town located in El Salvador about 63 mi (or 101 km) east of San Salvador, the country's capital place.

Time in La Placita is now 04:13 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / El Salvador with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby La Placita. The closest airport in El Salvador is El Salvador International Airport in a distance of 52 mi (or 84 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in El Salvador is Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-West.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Miguel, Usulutan, San Francisco, La Union and Sensuntepeque. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 51%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

35°C (95 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 10th of May 2024

34°C (94 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

36°C (96 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Entrevista en Canal 12 de El Salvador con Romeo Lémus

Published: September 28, 2011
Length: 13:33 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: joffrecampana

Entrevista en Canal 12 de El Salvador con Romeo Lémus sobre el Caso El Universo.


Volcan Chaparrastique, San Miguel. E.S.

Published: October 07, 2012
Length: 37:13 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: MUSICA SIN FRONTERAS


Retrasos marcan elección regional en El Salvador

Published: March 02, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: teleSUR tv

Los retrasos tanto en la apertura de los centros de votación como de la transmisión de datos una vez que cerraron aquellos, caracterizó la contienda comicial regional en El Salvador. teleSUR...


Cierran elección en El Salvador con algunos incidentes de cuidado

Published: March 01, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: teleSUR tv

En El Salvador cerró la jornada comicial regional. La autoridad del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) informó que quienes se encontraban al interior de los centros de votación, al cierre...


El Salvador marks 35th anniversary of Romero's assassination

Published: March 24, 2015
Length: 14:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: teleSUR English

Thousands of Salvadorans paid tribute to the memory of Archbishop Oscar Anrufo Romero, gunned down exactly 35 years ago by a right-wing death squad while celebrating mass. No one has ever ...


El Salvador: FMLN wins majority of municipalities

Published: March 04, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: teleSUR English

Although official results from last Sunday's elections in El Salvador's are still not in, by all indications it appears that the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front won the...


El Salvador improves rainfed agriculture to face droughts

Published: October 18, 2014
Length: 02:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: teleSUR English

In El Salvador, regional studies encourage rainfed agriculture, which consists of an improved use of rain water. Agro-ecology students have designed methods to retain rain water and to provide...


El Salvador solicita de manera oficial su ingreso a Petrocaribe

Published: June 02, 2014
Length: 08:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: teleSUR tv

La cancillería de El Salvador ya envió su solicitud al Consejo de ministros de Patrocaribe —que tienen lugar en San Salvador, para ingresar al organismo regional. Cabe decir que este proyecto...


Entrada de El Salvador a Petrocaribe beneficia al país: Jorge Schafik

Published: July 04, 2014
Length: 53:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: teleSUR tv

El político dirigente nacional del partido salvadoreño Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), Jorge Schafik, afirmó en entrevista que con la entrada de su país a Petrocari...


El Salvador: Sanchez Ceren reports on his first 100 days in office

Published: September 09, 2014
Length: 57:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: teleSUR English

Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren as well as Vice-president Oscar Ortiz and the ministers of Health and Justice reported on their first 100 days in office. Among the issues addressed...


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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.

San Miguel (volcano)

San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador. It is situated about 15 km southwest of the city of San Miguel. It is one of the most active volcanoes in this country. The 2002 eruption had flowed lava into nearby ranches up to the main highway.

Located at 13.434, -88.269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of El Salvador, Volcanoes of El Salvador, Stratovolcanoes, Active volcanoes


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Finca La Placita, La Placita