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Palo Grande Destination Guide

Touring Palo Grande in Guatemala

Palo Grande in the region of Huehuetenango is located in Guatemala - some 84 mi or ( 136 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Palo Grande

Time in Palo Grande is now 06:53 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: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Yula San Juan. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Palo Grande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HOPE Bible Mission - Children in Ilom

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This was a VBS program that we help in cooperation with local teachers who are studying in our teachers program. We had 800 kids that day. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam

The Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Xacbal River in the municipality of Chajul, Guatemala. A 10.35 m high dam diverts the river's water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir located outside the river channel. A 4.7 km conduction tunnel with at diameter of 4.65 m, directs the water through a 615 m long pressure pipe (diameter 3.55 m) to the power house.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.62 -91.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Guatemala, Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.80 -91.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Xalbal River

The Xalbal River is a river of Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in the department of El Quiché, where the river is called Río Xaclbal or Río Chajul. The Xaclbal river flows northwards down the tropical lowlands of Ixcan where it is called Río Xalbal, and crosses the border with Mexico, where it joins the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta river. The Guatemalan part of Xaclbal river basin covers an area of 1,366 km2.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.50 -91.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Rivers of Guatemala