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Salamay Destination Guide

Discover Salamay in Guatemala

Salamay in the region of Huehuetenango is a town located in Guatemala - some 116 mi or ( 186 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Salamay

Local time in Salamay is now 12:19 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Yolcultac, and Yaltoyas. 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 Salamay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

El Cimarrón, Huehuetenango - Coordenadas Geográficas Cimarron (GoogleEarth)

2:02 min by Omarlizardox
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Aquí se muestra como encontrar "El Cimarrón" con la Ayuda de GoogleEarth, y una perspectiva en 3D. ..

Desfiles de Santa Cruz Barrillas

1:47 min by TheEsteban255
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Interesting facts about this location

Laguna Brava

Laguna Brava (also known as Yolnabaj) is a Karstic lake in Guatemala. It is situated in the municipality of Nentón, close to the border with Mexico. The lake is fed by several streams and subterraneous watercourses. The area around Laguna Brava has been inhabited by Mayan communities of the Chuj ethnicity since the 19th century.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.05 -91.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Huehuetenango Department, Lakes of Guatemala

Nentón River

The Río Nentón is a river in Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes of Huehuetenango, the river flows in a north-westerly direction, crosses the border with Mexico at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.797705|-91.891150|type:landmark_region:GT|||||| | |name=Río Seleguá }} and joins the Río Seleguá which continues northwards to the Presa de La Angostura, one of Mexico's largest artificial lakes. The Nentón river basin covers an area of 1,451 km² in Guatemala.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.82 -91.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guatemala, Rivers of Mexico

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.83 -91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Maya sites in Guatemala, Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Nentón

Nentón is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. Its territory extends 762.85 km and has 9,113 inhabitants. It became a municipality on December 5, 1876 and was formally known as San Benito Nentón. It is surrounded by the following: Mexico to the north and west, San Mateo Ixtatán to the east, San Sebastián Coatán, San Miguel Acatán and Jacaltenango to the south. The population here speaks Spanish and Chuj.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.80 -91.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala