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Buena Vista Destination Guide

Explore Buena Vista in Guatemala

Buena Vista in the region of Alta Verapaz is a town in Guatemala - some 79 mi or ( 127 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Buena Vista

Current time in Buena Vista is now 07:49 AM (Sunday) . 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, Zacapa, and Trece Aguas. 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 Buena Vista ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Polochic bridge for trucks

1:26 min by Peter Caramella
Views: 134 Rating: 5.00

For three months, I crossed this bridge almost every day. At no point did it ever feel safe. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Panzós

Panzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army. The name Panzós means "place of the green waters", in reference to the nearby Polochic River and swamps full of alligators and birds.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.40 -89.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Alta Verapaz Department, Populated places in Guatemala