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El Quetzal Destination Guide

Touring El Quetzal in Guatemala

El Quetzal in the region of Huehuetenango is located in Guatemala - some 100 mi or ( 160 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Time in El Quetzal is now 06:10 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. Being here already, consider visiting Chetumal . Check out our recommendations for El Quetzal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Cruz Barillas

Santa Cruz Barillas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450m above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,112km². The annual festival is April 29-May 4.

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Located at 15.80 -91.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Mateo Ixtatán

San Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 2,540 metres above sea level in the Cuchumatanes mountain range and covers 560 square kilometres of terrain. It has a cold climate and is located in a cloud forest. The temperature fluctuates between 0.5 and 20 °C (33 and 68 °F). The coldest months are from November to January and the warmest months are April and May.

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Located at 15.83 -91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Maya sites in Guatemala, Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Pedro Soloma

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Located at 15.72 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Rafael La Independencia

San Rafael La Independencia is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango.

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Located at 15.72 -91.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Sebastián Coatán

San Sebastián Coatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 560 km, is 2,350m above sea level and has a cooler climate. It has 18,022 inhabitants who speak Spanish and Chuj. It borders San Mateo Ixtatán and Nentón to the north, San Rafael la Independencia and Santa Eulalia to the east, San Miguel Acatán to the south and Nentón to the west. Within these borders lies the archeological site called Moja'.

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Located at 15.73 -91.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala