Río Hondo
in Departamento de Zacapa, Guatemala

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
15.067 and -89.583 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 15° 4' 0" and W -89° 34' 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: 11:19 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Guatemala
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:55 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 Guatemala in Central America

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Río Hondo

Río Hondo in Departamento de Zacapa with it's 5,997 habitants is a town located in Guatemala about 69 mi (or 111 km) north-east of Guatemala City, the country's capital town.

Time in Río Hondo is now 11:19 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Río Hondo, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Chiquimula Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South. 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 38 mi (or 62 km), South-East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Estanzuela, Zacapa, San Jorge, Teculutan and Huite. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 92 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Thursday, 28th of March 2024

27°C (81 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 29th of March 2024

37°C (98 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

37°C (99 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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

Parque Regional Niño Dormido, Cabañas, Zacapa, Yez tv.

Published: December 26, 2009
Length: 14:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hencer Oliva

http://www.yeztv.com - http://www.zacapaventas.com Recorrido por el Parque Regional Niño Dormido, en el Municipio de Cabañas, Zacapa. Aqui puedes ver al reptil llamado Eloderma, una especie...


Elaboracion del Famoso Fiambre, en Zacapa, Yez tv.

Published: December 26, 2009
Length: 10:30 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Hencer Oliva

http://www.yeztv.com - http://www.zacapaventas.com Elaboracion del tradicional Fiambre para el dia del los Santos, en Zacapa.


DEPORTIVO ZACAPA 1 (ALLAN ARANA) VS MIXCO 0

Published: October 17, 2013
Length: 22:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Deportivo Zacapa


El lado Obscuro del Puente Negro de Zacapa, yez tv.

Published: January 03, 2010
Length: 17:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hencer Oliva

http://www.yeztv.com Este episodio es para complacer a la gente de colonia el chaparro, Zacapa. que nos invitaron y nos dejaron solos.. jajaja..


Finca Tashoro Zacapa, Manejo Forestal

Published: October 05, 2009
Length: 13:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ElZacapaneco

Finca Tashoro Zacapa, Manejo Forestal.


Banda IMRA Zacapa Guatemala 2013

Published: December 02, 2013
Length: 25:02 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FelixAgurcia


El Lado obscuro del cementerio del Maguey, Zacapa, Yez tv

Published: January 02, 2010
Length: 29:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hencer Oliva

http://www.yeztv.com Otro episodio mas de este segmento. los intrepidos reporteros como siempre adentrandose a estos cementerios que apesar de la historia son peligrosos.


Piper PA-28 Approach and landing at Zacapa, Guatemala

Published: February 21, 2009
Length: 59:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mario D'Amico

Aproximación y aterrizaje en Zacapa, MGZA.


El mono zoologico de Zacapa, YeZ TV

Published: December 19, 2009
Length: 32:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hencer Oliva

http://www.yeztv.com - http://www.zacapaventas.com Reportaje sobre el mono, de la variedad de animales que hay en el zoologico de Zacapa.


orquesta Jerusalem zacapa

Published: July 07, 2008
Length: 10:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ZACKY1903

ahora es tiempo de alabar a Dios.


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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.

Río Hondo, Zacapa

Río Hondo is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. Rio Hondo, Which means "Deep River" in the English language, is known for its crystal clear river. Rio Hondo is mainly made up of farmlands; the likes of which include mango groves, lime groves, avocado groves, cattle, and tilapia farms. The pueblo of Llano Verde is home to Esperanza de Vida, a large Christian humanitarian organization.

Located at 15.0463, -89.5846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Río Grande de Zacapa

The Río Grande de Zacapa is a river in Guatemala. From its sources in the southern mountain range in the departments of Zacapa and Chiquimula the river flows northwards until it reaches the Motagua River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.032048|-89.555826|type:landmark_region:GT|||||| | |name=convergence Motagua river and Río Grande de Zacapa }}. The río Grande de Zacapa is 87 km long an its river basin covers an area of 2,462 km2.

Located at 15.032, -89.5558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Guatemala, Geography of Mesoamerica


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Río Hondo