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El Papayo Destination Guide

Discover El Papayo in Guatemala

El Papayo in the region of Chiquimula is a town located in Guatemala - some 75 mi or ( 120 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Papayo

Local time in El Papayo is now 07:59 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . We found 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 El Papayo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Esquipulas desde arriba!!

2:14 min by mavxp
Views: 6198 Rating: 4.75

Video Aereo de la Basilica de Esquipulas grabado por Hania Hernandez ..

La PiÑata

5:58 min by longbeachrebel
Views: 107 Rating: 0.00

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Café Chorti - Eric Dewaele - gérant du Belgian Fairtrade Federation

0:56 min by Chorticoffee
Views: 67 Rating: 0.00

Interview du gérant de BFTF de visite à la coopérative café Chorti en 2010 ..

Mini Macehuatlitas

2:22 min by Regina Bernheim Delgadillo
Views: 59 Rating: 5.00

Preparando a los futuros ya bailarines del gran Ballet Macehuatl de Nicaragua. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Quezaltepeque (volcano)

Quezaltepeque is a volcanic field in Chiquimula, Guatemala at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|34|0|N|89|27|0|W| | |name= }}. It has erupted in the Holocene. It is an area of basaltic lava flows was erupted from vents along a north-south trending fault without explosions, cutting through Tertiary pyroclastic rocks WNW of Ipala volcano about 5 km south of Quezaltepeque town.

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Located at 14.57 -89.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Volcanoes of Guatemala

Concepción Las Minas

Concepción Las Minas is a municipality in southern Chiquimula department of Guatemala in Central America.

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Located at 14.52 -89.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula

Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala. There are approximately 5,000 inhabitants. The local economy is based on agriculture. Agricultural products include coffee, maize and beans. As of 1993, there was a working telegraph terminal there in the post office.

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Located at 14.63 -89.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Lempa River

The Lempa River is a 422 km long river in Central America. Its sources are located in between the Sierra Madre and the Sierra del Merendón in southern Guatemala, near the town of Olopa. In Guatemala the river is called Río Olopa and flows southwards for 30.4 km before entering Honduras and changing its name to Lempa river at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14.547700|N|89.264002|W||||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 14.55 -89.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: El Salvador–Honduras border, International rivers of North America, Rivers of El Salvador, Rivers of Guatemala, Rivers of Honduras

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.

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Located at 14.68 -89.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Chiquimula Department, Populated places in Guatemala