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La Barca Destination Guide

Explore La Barca in Guatemala

La Barca in the region of Guatemala is a town in Guatemala - some 12 mi or ( 20 km ) South-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Barca

Current time in La Barca is now 02:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Zacapa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Belmopan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in La Barca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pancho the baby spider monkey eating an apple. I'm in LOVE!

4:07 min by Elvis4rl
Views: 9494 Rating: 4.53

Me holding Pancho while feeding him an apple. The cutest video in the world! ..

First-person of ride in triciclo taxi. Amatitlan, Guatemala

0:34 min by phiznak
Views: 5975 Rating: 3.75

I was going from Lago de Amatitlan to the bus "station" en the parque central in a triciclo. For some reason, I was really intrigued by the energy in this town- I had never felt anything quite like it ..


2012despertemos: Que todos se levanten

6:14 min by 2012Despertemos
Views: 5143 Rating: 4.89

18000 guatemaltecos han despertado en el primer encuentro de 2012despertemos. ¡Guatemala, que todos se levanten! Búscanos en las redes sociales: Facebook www.facebook.com Twitter twitter.com ..

Formacion Integral de Amatitlan -Baile de Salsa

6:16 min by amatitlan
Views: 2446 Rating: 5.00

Unos Adolescentes bien chispudos para Salsear del Colegio Formacion Integral fueron invitados al evento de Flor Silvestre 2010/11... Pilas l@s patoj@s...Muy buena coreografia... Que lo Disfruten. expl ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Estadio Municipal Amatitlán

Estadio Municipal Amatitlán is a soccer stadium in Amatitlán, Guatemala. Home to Deportivo Amatitlán of the third division, it has a capacity of 12,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.49 -90.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Football venues in Guatemala

Amatitlán

Amatitlán is a town in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The main industry of the town during colonial times was the preparation of cochineal. Nowadays, it has the largest duty-free zone in Guatemala, and a lot of maquila (garment assembly) factories, employing thousands of people, mainly women. The town lies by the side of Lake Amatitlán and it is a popular place for the middle class from Guatemala City to visit on weekends. Typical Guatemalan candy is usually bought by visitors.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.48 -90.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Guatemala Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Lake Amatitlán

Lake Amatitlán (Lago de Amatitlán) is a volcanic lake in south-central Guatemala, fairly close to Guatemala City. It lies in the central highlands, 1,186 m (3890 feet) above sea level. Its maximum depth is 33 m (108 feet) and an average of 18 m (59 feet). The lake is 11 km (7 miles) long and 3 km (2 miles) wide; with an area of 15.2 square kilometers and a water volume of 0.286 cubic kilometers.

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Located at 14.47 -90.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Guatemala, Volcanic calderas

Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa

Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa, or Estadio Julio Armando Cobar, is a multi-use stadium in San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala. With artificial turf surface, it is used mostly for football and is the home stadium of Deportivo Petapa. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 people

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Located at 14.50 -90.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in Guatemala

Laguna de Calderas

Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano. The lake has a surface area of 11 ha and is situated at an altitude of 1778 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.41 -90.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Guatemala, Volcanic calderas, Wetlands of Guatemala