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Discover Rio Negro in Guatemala
Rio Negro in the region of Baja Verapaz is a place located in Guatemala - some 43 mi or ( 70 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital .
Local time in Rio Negro is now 10:11 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rio Negro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Beavers Without Borders | Macedonia '11 Intro
This June, Beavers without Borders in partnership with Habitat for Humanity will depart on a 15 day service trip to Skopje, Macedonia. It is there, that this team of student-athletes will construct a ..
Chubby Bunny Mayan Style
At a party for the women of my association, I decided to have a chubby bunny contest. I don't think everyone had such a good time. Josefina vomited immediately after I stopped filming. ..
¿Qué es 2012 Despertemos?
2012 DESPERTEMOS GUATEMALA, es un trampolín que potencia y suma los esfuerzos individuales para convertirlos en una fuerza colectiva que apunta hacia un mismo objetivo. Si tú eres un factor de cambio ..
Salsa - Guate style
How to go from feeling like a plant in Asia to finding femaleness through salsa dancing in Guatemala. Follow my heart and soul, under my skin, etc ...just as soon as I learn how to shake these hips Sh ..
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Interesting facts about this location
San Cristóbal Verapaz
San Cristóbal Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.
Located at 15.36 -90.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Santa Cruz Verapaz
Santa Cruz Verapaz is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1406 m above sea level. It contains 19,000 people. It covers a terrain of 48 km². The annual festival is May 1-May 5.
Located at 15.37 -90.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Plan de Sánchez
Plan de Sánchez is a village in the municipality of Rabinal, Baja Verapaz department, Guatemala. On July 18, 1982, while General Efraín Ríos Montt was President of Guatemala, a massacre was committed there by government forces during which over 200 people were killed. The massacre was a part of what is known as the scorched earth policy where the Guatemalan army eliminated up to 200,000 Mayan and indigenous peoples in a 36-year civil war until 1996.
Located at 15.10 -90.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Plan de Sánchez massacre
The Plan de Sánchez massacre took place in the Guatemalan village of Plan de Sánchez, Baja Verapaz department, on 18 July 1982. Over 250 people (mostly women and children, and almost exclusively ethnic Achi Maya) were abused and murdered by members of the armed forces and their paramilitary allies. The killings took place during one of the most violent phases of Guatemala's Civil War, which pitted various groups of left-wing insurgents against the government and the armed forces.
Located at 15.10 -90.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Rabinal
Rabinal is a small town located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15|5|4.70|N|90|29|20.50|W| | |name= }}. It serves as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality covers 504 km² and, in 2004, had a population of around 36,000. The local people are predominantly Achi Maya Native Americans who speak the Achi Maya language.
Located at 15.08 -90.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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