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Touring Canchun in Guatemala

Canchun in the region of Baja Verapaz is located in Guatemala - some 40 mi or ( 65 km ) North of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Canchun

Time in Canchun is now 07:06 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Canchun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Terremoto de 1976 en Guatemala, Parte 2/3

9:02 min by Oscar Rodriguez
Views: 59662 Rating: 4.73

Documental acerca del terremoto del 4 de febrero de 1976 en Guatemala ..

Archeologists Discover World's Largest Pyramid in Lost City of Mirador in Guatamala

3:18 min by pangeanet
Views: 59585 Rating: 4.81

Archaeologists have recently discovered what may be the world's largest pyramid by volume under the canopy of the rain forest and buried under dense vegetation. What is more enlightening and significa ..


Beavers Without Borders | Macedonia '11 Intro

4:32 min by BEAVERSwoBORDERS
Views: 8882 Rating: 4.23

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 ..

Pueblos de Chimaltenango (6 of 15)

5:01 min by Lezue
Views: 4233 Rating: 5.00

Pueblos de Chimaltenango...Los Aposentos ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 15.10 -90.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guatemala

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.

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Located at 15.10 -90.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1982 in Guatemala, Baja Verapaz Department, Conflicts in 1982, Guatemalan Civil War, History of Guatemala, Mass murder in 1982, Massacres in Guatemala, Political repression in Guatemala, Terrorist incidents in 1982

San Miguel Chicaj

San Miguel Chicaj is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala.

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Located at 15.10 -90.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Baja Verapaz Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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.

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Located at 15.08 -90.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Baja Verapaz Department, Populated places established in 1537, Populated places in Guatemala

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.

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Located at 15.37 -90.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Alta Verapaz Department, Populated places in Guatemala