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Colonia La Providencia Destination Guide

Discover Colonia La Providencia in Guatemala

Colonia La Providencia in the region of Escuintla is a town located in Guatemala - some 50 mi or ( 81 km ) South of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in Colonia La Providencia is now 04:10 PM (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 Colonia La Providencia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Monterrico Guatemala

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Visit the pacific coast in Guatemala, Monterrico, one of the best places to go to the beach with its black sand. ..

Visit Puerto Quetzal Guatemala-Turansa.com

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Puerto quetzal is located south Guatemala City and Antigua Guatemala. The travel time in car or van is 1 hour 30 minutes, the highways are excellent. For more information about Guatemala: www.turansa. ..


Aniversario Aeroclub de Guatemala 2010 (1 de 2)

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Paracaidistas, Carrera aérea, Show Martin Keller, Show Carlos Dardano ..

Fly-by over Puerto San Jose, Guatemala

2:27 min by juliocte
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Haciendo babosadas en una 152 sobre la costa... haha Fue mi primer rasante... Para la proxima me animo a bajar un poco mas!! Cap: Julio Toledo F/O: Luis Torres ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Puerto Quetzal

Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's largest Pacific Ocean port. It is important for both cargo traffic and as a stop-off point for cruise liners. It is located in Escuintla department, alongside the city of Puerto San José, which it superseded as a port in importance to the country's maritime traffic during the 20th century.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.92 -90.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guatemala, Port settlements in Central America, Ports and harbours of Guatemala

Puerto San José

Puerto San José is a city on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It contains about 20,000 people, making it the largest place along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, a few kilometers to the east of the town. The Puerto Quetzal complex is the major employer in the town. The local tourist industry caters largely for weekenders from Guatemala City.

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Located at 13.93 -90.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guatemala, Port settlements in Central America, Ports and harbours of Guatemala

San José, Escuintla

San José is a small town where the weather is usually hot. It is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipal seat is the port city of Puerto San José the old port. The municipality also contains Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala's main Pacific Ocean port.

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Located at 13.93 -90.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Escuintla Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Auto Safari Chapin

Auto Safari Chapín is an animal park near Escuintla, Guatemala. It is among the attractions in this region. The park features several spots: a drive-through area, a pedestrian area and a recreation area with restaurants and a swimming pool. The park was founded in 1980 as a natural reserve area and is among the largest animal parks in Guatemala. It lies at the CA-2 highway, between the cities of Escuintla and Taxisco.

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Located at 14.10 -90.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Parks in Guatemala, Visitor attractions in Guatemala

1942 Guatemala earthquake

The 1942 Guatemala earthquake occurred at 17:37 local time on August 6 and had ratings of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and 7.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale. The epicenter was located off the southern coast of Guatemala, and it was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded there. The earthquake caused widespread damage in the west-central highlands of Guatemala. Thirty-eight people died in the earthquake.

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Located at 13.78 -90.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 1942 earthquakes, 1942 in El Salvador, 1942 in Guatemala, 1942 in Mexico, Earthquakes in El Salvador, Megathrust earthquakes in Guatemala, Megathrust earthquakes in Mexico