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Zaculeu Destination Guide

Discover Zaculeu in Guatemala

Zaculeu in the region of Chimaltenango is a place located in Guatemala - some 37 mi or ( 60 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Zaculeu

Local time in Zaculeu is now 05:29 PM (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 Zaculeu. 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 Zaculeu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pacaya Volcano Explosion

3:01 min by HarrisHarold
Views: 21782 Rating: 4.77

Volcano Pacaya, just outside Antigua and Guatemala City, Guatemala, erupts on new years eve 2006, just as my friends decided to trek up to get a closer look. A red-hot boulder about the size of a volk ..

Studio C Guatemala

5:25 min by juanp756
Views: 5923 Rating: 3.89

This is a studio in Guatemala of 3D animation and special effects. They made scenes for Narnia, Ridick and The Ring 2 Este es un estudio en Guatemala de animacion y effectos especiales. Ellos hicieron ..


Smartdj - trippin the trip (Chill out - Trance - Full on - Dark)

9:29 min by smartdj66
Views: 3524 Rating: 4.56

Smartdj - trippin the trip Smartdj from Guatemaya city. I really mix a lot of music, drum and bass, chill out, trance, progtesive, house, minimal, dubstep, goa, dub, jungle, etc. www.youtube.com/smart ..

Chichicastenango Guatemala

4:52 min by MrRogalusa
Views: 2935 Rating: 5.00

Chichicastenango is a town in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, known for its traditional K'iche' Maya culture. Well known for its famous market days on Thursdays and Sundays where vendors sell h ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Madre Vieja River

The Río Madre Vieja is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, on the border of the departments El Quiché, Sololá, and Chimaltenango. It flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean. The Madre Vieja river basin covers a territory of 1,007 km.

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Located at 14.80 -91.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guatemala

Tecpán Guatemala

Tecpán Guatemala (locally referred to as just Tecpán) is a municipality in the department of Chimaltenango, in Guatemala, on the Inter-American Highway CA-1. The climate is generally cold. It is characterized as a tourist destination, with some fame derived from its landscapes, varied vegetation and from being on an access route to Iximché archaeological site.

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Located at 14.77 -91.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chimaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango

Santa Apolonia is a municipality in the northern part of Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. Santa Apolonia is bordered by the towns of Tecpán to the west and south, San José Poaquil to the east and San Juan Comalapa to the southeast. http://209.15.138.224/inmochapin/m_chimaltenango. htm The geographical extension of the town is 96 square kilometers (37 mi²).

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Located at 14.78 -90.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chimaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Iximche

Iximche (or Iximché using Spanish orthography) is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. Iximche was the capital of the Late Postclassic Kaqchikel Maya kingdom from 1470 until its abandonment in 1524. The architecture of the site included a number of pyramid-temples, palaces and two Mesoamerican ballcourts. Excavators uncovered the poorly preserved remains of painted murals on some of the buildings and ample evidence of human sacrifice.

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Located at 14.74 -91.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1470 establishments, 1526 disestablishments, Chimaltenango Department, Colonial Central America, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Guatemala

Concepción, Sololá

Concepción is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.

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Located at 14.78 -91.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Sololá Department, Populated places in Guatemala