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El Mirador Destination Guide

Touring El Mirador in Guatemala

El Mirador in the region of Quiché is a city located in Guatemala - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Time in El Mirador is now 04:42 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Yula San Juan. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . Check out our recommendations for El Mirador ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam

The Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Xacbal River in the municipality of Chajul, Guatemala. A 10.35 m high dam diverts the river's water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir located outside the river channel. A 4.7 km conduction tunnel with at diameter of 4.65 m, directs the water through a 615 m long pressure pipe (diameter 3.55 m) to the power house.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.62 -91.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Guatemala, Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

Santa Cruz Barillas

Santa Cruz Barillas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,112km². The annual festival is April 29-May 4.

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Located at 15.80 -91.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala