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Canjon del Rio Destination Guide

Touring Canjon del Rio in Guatemala

Canjon del Rio in the region of Chiquimula is a city located in Guatemala - some 84 mi or ( 135 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Canjon del Rio

Time in Canjon del Rio is now 01:18 PM (Thursday) . 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 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 Canjon del Rio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Canopy sobre cascada en Copán Ruinas - Honduras

1:38 min by Pitu de Lalín
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Descenso por tirolina de 1 km en Copán, Honduras, con cascada incluída. ..

Copán

0:19 min by fuzzfolk
Views: 2691 Rating: 5.00

View of the Gran Plaza/Plaza Central from the ball court ..


Finca de Cisne Margreet98's photos around Copan, Honduras (canal 13 honduras la entrada copan)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1459 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Margreet98's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..

Copan zipline over Mayan Ruins - Honduras

2:20 min by travelbug1970
Views: 850 Rating: 0.00

One of the world's longest and highest ziplines!!! Watching the video you think that I am just skimming through some bushes and grass..... but that is the canopy of the forest!! Yes... overtop of the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Jocotán

Jocotán is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. This town is the location of Radio Chortis, a Roman Catholic radio station funded by Belgian and German Catholics. It broadcasts primarily in Spanish, but there are a few hours a week in the Chortis language, which is still spoken in some isolated areas.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.82 -89.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Mayatan Bilingual School

Mayatan Bilingual School is a non-profit, private, independent bilingual (Spanish/English) co-educational day school located in Copán Ruinas, Copán, Honduras. In the 2010-11 school year the enrollment was 300 students from Pre-Kinder through 11th grade. Mayatan's first high school class entered in 2009-10 and will graduate in 2012. The school uses volunteer native English speakers, primarily from North America, as the lead teachers for each class.

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Located at 14.85 -89.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Bilingual schools, Educational institutions established in 1991, Schools in Honduras

Copán

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.

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Located at 14.84 -89.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Honduras, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Copan, Copán Department, Former populated places in Honduras, Honduran culture, Maya sites in Honduras, Megalithic monuments, Mesoamerican pyramids, Mesoamerican stelae, Rock art in North America, World Heritage Sites in Honduras

La Unión, Zacapa

La Unión is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.

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Located at 14.97 -89.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Olopa

Olopa is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. The 16,000 residents of Olopa reside in 1 town (Olopa) and 29 villages. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Jocotán, on the south and east by Esquipulas, and on the west by Quezaltepeque and San Juan Hermitage. It has a subtropical climate.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.68 -89.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department, Populated places in Guatemala