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Placetas Destination Guide
Explore Placetas in Guatemala
Placetas in the region of Santa Rosa is a town in Guatemala - some 55 mi or ( 88 km ) South of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Current time in Placetas is now 01:50 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and San Rafael. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Belmopan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Placetas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Mission:Guate'08
Working side by side with the PDV-Guate Team, our crew accomplished more than we ever thought possible. What an amazing journey this was. Song: How He Loves Artist: Eddie Kirkland ..
Pitalla pelting party
A Guatemalan pitalla cactus fruit expose meets Guatemalan babypool lawnchair surfing competition. ..
Mission:Guate '08 Moment - Who Sinks The Canoe
www.frontlinestudent.com ..
jovenes comunicadores Guaymango 2aparte
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Interesting facts about this location
Pasaco
Pasaco is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala, located near the Pacific Ocean on the Border with El Salvador. It was originally formed when a group of Aztecs broke off at the arrival of Hernán Cortés, and went further south into what is now Guatemala (then Coahtemalan, or The Land of Abundance, in a Mayan dialect).
Located at 13.98 -90.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Moyuta
Moyuta is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala.
Located at 14.03 -90.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Chiquimulilla
Chiquimulilla is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located about 20 kilometres from the Pacific coast. The city is an important regional trade location and junction. The most important products are leather goods. Chiquimulilla has 12,700 inhabitants. Some descendants of the Xinca people live in the adjacent area. This ethnicity was almost completely wiped out after the conquest of the Spaniards, mostly from infectious diseases that the Europeans brought in.
Located at 14.08 -90.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Guazacapán
Guazacapán is a town located in Santa Rosa Department in south-west Guatemala. Guazacapán is also the name of the municipality in Santa Rosa Department around the town of Guazacapán. The municipality of Guazacapán covers 172 km² with a population of some 12,250 as of 2004.
Located at 14.07 -90.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Taxisco
Taxisco is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located near the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951. Prior to the Spanish Conquest, Taxisco was occupied by the Xinca people.
Located at 14.07 -90.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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