Zunil
in Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Quezaltenango Airport (6 mi) - Retalhuleu Airport (23 mi)
- Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport (27 mi)
- Coatepeque Airport (27 mi)
- Huehuetenango Airport (38 mi)
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Tapachula International Airport (59 mi) - La Aurora Airport (65 mi)
- San José Airport (73 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.783 and -91.483 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 46' 59" and W -91° 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: 04:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 6:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
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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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Zunil
Zunil in Departamento de Quetzaltenango with it's 9,986 inhabitants is located in Guatemala about 66 mi (or 106 km) west of Guatemala City, the country's capital.
Local time in Zunil is now 04:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Zunil. The closest airport in Guatemala is Quezaltenango Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Almolonga, Cantel, Quetzaltenango, Salcaja and Olintepeque. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 45% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Latam Hotel Plaza Pradera Quetzaltenango
Hotel Modelo
Hotel Kasa Kamelot
Hotel Villa Real Plaza
Videos from this area
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Cumpleaños Feliz. Celebración Cristiano de Cumpleaños en Cantel, Quetzaltenango.
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Una pequeña ilustración de las actividades económicas, culturales y sociales de los cantelenses. Esta composición, dedicada con aprecio a mi Pueblo Cantel.
Hope Worldwide Quezaltenango en Granja Penal Cantel
Una serie de entrevistas con algunos de los beneficiados por el trabajo de Hope en la Granja Penal de Cantel, Quetzaltenango.
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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.
Zunil
Zunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 92 square kilometres . Zunil is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River. Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres above mean sea level. The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak K'iche' and Spanish.
Almolonga, Quetzaltenango
Almolonga is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala, located on a road between Quetzaltenango city and Zunil. The majority of its population is indigenous, speaking the K'iche' (Quiché) language The village is known as the "Vegetable Basket of the Americas" (la Hortaliza de América) due to an intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. It also has tourist attractions like termal baths or Paradise Valley; it attracts about 120 tourists a year. http://www.
Cantel, Guatemala
Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people. Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological site of Chojolom.
Santa María Hydroelectric Dam
The Santa María Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala. The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m³. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines (1 x 2.48 MW and 2 x 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Zunil.
- Almolonga
- Cantel
- Quetzaltenango
- Salcaja
- Olintepeque
- San Andres Xecul
- Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
- La Esperanza
- San Mateo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San Cristobal Totonicapan
- San Francisco La Union
- Concepcion Chiquirichapa
- Ostuncalco
- El Palmar
- Zunilito
- San Francisco El Alto
- San Martin Sacatepequez
- San Miguel Siguila
- Totonicapan
- Santa Maria Visitacion
- Nahuala
- Santo Tomas La Union
- Cajola
- Santa Clara La Laguna
- San Pablo Jocopilas
- San Francisco Zapotitlan
- San Felipe
- San Carlos Sija
- San Juan La Laguna
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Zunil
