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El Transito Destination Guide

Delve into El Transito in Guatemala

El Transito in the region of Escuintla is located in Guatemala - some 43 mi or ( 69 km ) South-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Transito

Local time in El Transito is now 06:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Yucales. While being here, 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 curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in El Transito ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Guatemala - San Simon guardian of the marginals-JHDiaries

4:00 min by maximon2
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Guatemala: The San Simon shrine in San Andres Iztapa is where those in search of favors converge. Whether for luck, prosperity or love, San Simon will help the needy. The shamans are the intermediarie ..

Student Teaching in Guatemala

3:47 min by altiasu
Views: 3651 Rating: 5.00

Arizona State University, student teaching in Guatemala ..


Casa Cakchiquel..A Mayan healing ceremony

8:12 min by Deva Nirguna
Views: 3281 Rating: 4.92

Maria Kan leads a mayan healing ceremony at Casa Cakchiquel in Panajchel, Lake Atitlan Guatemala...presented by www.devadv.com ..

Xetulul Jenbenz's photos around Xetulul, Guatemala (how much is xetulul guatemala)

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1588 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Jenbenz'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 vide ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipality includes the pre-Columbian archaeological sites of El Baúl and Bilbao.

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Located at 14.33 -91.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Escuintla Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Siquinalá

Siquinalá is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The population is approximately 23,000. The municipality is 81 km from Guatemala City, situated between the municipalities of Escuintla, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, and La Democracia, linked to Siquinalá by road, which continues to the sea at Sipacate, in the municipality of La Gomera.

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Located at 14.30 -90.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Escuintla Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Cotzumalhuapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalhuapa (or Cotzumalguapa) is the name of a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological zone dating mainly to the Late Classic period in Mesoamerican chronology, although it was occupied since the Middle Preclassic period and there is evidence of a major development during the Late Preclassic period. The famous Stela 1 from El Baúl has one of the earliest inscriptions in Mesoamerica, with the earliest legible hieroglyphic Long Count date in Guatemala: AD 37.

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Located at 14.38 -91.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Escuintla Department, Formative period in the Americas, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Guatemala

El Baúl

El Baúl is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Escuintla Department, Guatemala. El Baúl, along with the sites of Bilbao and El Castillo, is part of the Cotzumalhuapa Archaeological sites Zone. It is in the prehistoric Formative stage of the Americas.

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Located at 14.38 -91.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Escuintla Department, Formative period in the Americas, Former populated places in Guatemala, Maya sites in Guatemala

La Democracia, Escuintla

La Democracia is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. It is most notable for the crude Olmec-influenced carved stone heads from the Monte Alto culture now on display around the town square. The town possesses a small archaeological museum, the Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14.2308|N|90.9472|W|source:kolossus-itwiki|||| |primary |name= }} 30px This Guatemala location article is a stub.

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Located at 14.23 -90.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Escuintla Department, Populated places in Guatemala