El Caracol
in Departamento de Chiquimula, Guatemala
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Chiquimula Airport (17 mi) -
Copan Ruinas Airport (27 mi) - Santa Rosa Copán Airport (50 mi)
- La Aurora Airport (70 mi)
- Coban Airport (84 mi)
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El Salvador International Airport (87 mi) - La Esperanza Airport (91 mi)
- Puerto Barrios Airport (97 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.633 and -89.483 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 37' 59" and W -89° 28' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Quetzal - GTQ
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:43 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:32 am and 6:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Guatemala.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Guatemala. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore El Caracol
El Caracol in Departamento de Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala about 69 mi (or 111 km) east of Guatemala City, the country's capital.
Local time in El Caracol is now 03:43 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of El Caracol. The closest airport in Guatemala is Chiquimula Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North-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 Guatemala is Antigua Guatemala in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South-East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Quezaltepeque, Concepcion Las Minas, San Jose La Arada, Ipala and Olopa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 93 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 33°C / 91 °F |
| Night Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 25% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 40% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
34°C (93 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
36°C (96 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
35°C (94 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Himno Al Municipio de Quezaltepeque
el gordo al agua
un compañero mio se cayo al agua y se o llevo al rio, al principio nos dio risa y luego nos asustamos porque pensamos que se habia ahogado.
Hay agua puramm! (sin el grito)
La famosa vieja del agua pura de Quetzaltepeque y su canto !! jaja ESTE VIDEO NO TIENE LOS GRITOS DEL AGUA PURAMM, ACABO DE SUBIR UNO NUEVO! MÍRENLO AQUÍ: ...
Le café chorti, un commerce en circuit court
Le commerce en circuit court des coopératives COOSAJO et CUNA CHORTI du Guatemala.
Antes de Concierto de K-paz de la Sierra en Nano's Place Homenaje a Sergio Gomez
Antes de Concierto de K-paz de la Sierra en Nano's Place Homenaje a Sergio Gomez Mejor Lugar de Chiquimula Nano's Place.
Carnaval 2013 Colegio Proyeccion Ipala, Chiquimula
El vengador fantasma.
Carnaval 2013 Colegio Proyeccion Ipala
Este v�deo se ha subido desde un tel�fono con Android.
Data Center, Informática y Tecnología, Basílica de Esquipulas.
Marzo 2008 a febrero 2009 // Noviembre 2009 a Marzo 2011 Por fín un proyecto concluido...
Esquipulas desde arriba!!
Video Aereo de la Basilica de Esquipulas grabado por Hania Hernandez.
Peter Scheele bezoekt sponsorproject in Guatemala
Peter Scheele is ambassadeur van het werk van World Vision. Hij heeft in Guatemala een sponsorproject bezocht en met eigen ogen gezien wat voor verschil World Vision maakt in het leven van...
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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.
Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula
Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. There are approximately 5,000 inhabitants. The local economy is based on agriculture. Agricultural products include coffee, maize and beans. As of 1993, there was a working telegraph terminal there in the post office.
San Jacinto, Chiquimula
San Jacinto is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of El Caracol.
- Quezaltepeque
- Concepcion Las Minas
- San Jose La Arada
- Ipala
- Olopa
- San Juan Ermita
- Esquipulas
- Chiquimula
- Jocotan
- Agua Blanca
- Camotan
- San Luis Jilotepeque
- San Manuel Chaparron
- San Jorge
- Santa Catarina Mita
- San Diego
- Zacapa
- Nueva Ocotepeque
- San Pedro Pinula
- Estanzuela
- Asuncion Mita
- Huite
- La Union
- Monjas
- Teculutan
- Usumatlan
- Cabanas
- Rio Hondo
- El Progreso
- San Cristobal Acasaguastlan