El Caracol
in Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala
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La Aurora Airport (16 mi) - San José Airport (33 mi)
- Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (57 mi)
- Quezaltenango Airport (68 mi)
- Retalhuleu Airport (73 mi)
- Chiquimula Airport (75 mi)
- Coban Airport (77 mi)
- Huehuetenango Airport (87 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.367 and -90.617 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 22' 0" and W -90° 37' 0"
- 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: 02:44 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 6:19 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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Discover El Caracol
El Caracol in Departamento de Escuintla is a city in Guatemala about 20 mi (or 32 km) south of Guatemala City, the country's capital city.
Local time in El Caracol is now 02:44 PM (Monday). 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 La Aurora Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Guatemala is Antigua Guatemala in a distance of 87 mi (or 140 km), East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Vicente Pacaya, Palin, Amatitlan, Villa Canales and Guanagazapa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 60% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
27°C (80 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
28°C (82 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Volcan Pacaya I (Antigua, Guatemala)
Flowing lava at Volcan (volcano) Pacaya in Guatemala, after a bus ride from Antigua and guided tour. To get there, we hiked a mountain, fairly easy climb, walking about 40-50 minutes, crossed...
lava flows at Pacaya, Jan 2010
Lava flows high on the west flank of Pacaya, taken from just a few meters away standing on what had been active flows only a day or two previously. Note the second channel coming in from the...
Calderas to Guatemala City
I used the suction cup mount to stick my GoPro to the front of our bus... and well, what happened was pretty cool. This is the drive from Volcán de Pacaya y Laguna de Calderas to Guatemala City.
Cumbre1 Volcan de Pacaya
Ascenso en solitario al Volcán de Pacaya, Escuintla, Guatemala. 2552 Metros sobre el nivel del mar. CsdJoes "Club Social y Deportivo Dog Joes"
Volcan Pacaya Lava
On a weekend trip to Antigua, Jessica and I got up close and personal with moving lava!
De Antigua a Volcan Pacaya Escuintla Video # 2 By J.P
UN TOUR EN ANTIGUA Y AL VOLCAN PACAYA...
2015 01 10 - LuchoOfficial the Brindle Akita - Hiking the Pacaya Volcano
We went kiking the pacaya volcano with some friends las weekend...in this video some shots of our adventure.
Volcan de pacaya PARKOUR.wmv
en la sima del volcan de pacaya..!! es una aventura Increible con una vista hermosa, la que se puede apreciar en este lugar, tanto como su biodiversidad de plantas, arboles y mas.. proximamente...
Lava on Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala
See more at the Wilderness Hikes blog http://wildernesshikes.blogspot.com.
Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala
2009-07-02, standing several feet from flowing lava on Pacaya Volcano, and it's so hot that I can't help but state the obvious.
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of El Caracol.
- San Vicente Pacaya
- Palin
- Amatitlan
- Villa Canales
- Guanagazapa
- Petapa
- Villa Nueva
- Escuintla
- Santa Maria de Jesus
- Magdalena Milpas Altas
- Pueblo Nuevo Vinas
- Fraijanes
- Ciudad Vieja
- Santa Lucia Milpas Altas
- Alotenango
- Antigua Guatemala
- San Antonio Aguas Calientes
- Santa Catarina Pinula
- San Miguel Duenas
- San Lucas Sacatepequez
- San Bartolome Milpas Altas
- Santa Cruz Naranjo
- Jocotenango
- Santa Catarina Barahona
- Barberena
- Pastores
- San Jose Pinula
- Masagua
- Parramos
- San Andres Itzapa