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Chichipate Destination Guide

Explore Chichipate in Guatemala

Chichipate in the region of Izabal is a place in Guatemala - some 91 mi or ( 146 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chichipate

Time in Chichipate is now 04:57 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Zacapa, and Sexamoch. Since you are here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chichipate ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hip Hop in Guatemala VivaFidel and artist JP spits for the cam

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Hiphop is everywhere we go and no matter what language its an automatic respect for true craft and culture.. Viva Fidel ran into this hiphop aritst JP / Juvie Proper in Guatamala and man it was on! we ..

Miembros al Aire en Guatemala

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Pequeña muestra de evento realizado en el Hotel Westin Camino Real Guatemala City ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Polochic River

The Polochic River is a 194 km long river in eastern Guatemala. It flows eastwards through a deep valley and flows into Lake Izabal at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.46667|N|89.36667|W||||| |primary |name= }}. The river is navigable for length of 30 km to Panzós. It was used many years ago to transport coffee and timber, but most commercial transport in the river valley is now carried out by truck.

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Located at 15.47 -89.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guatemala

Chixoy-Polochic Fault

The Chixoy-Polochic Fault, also known as Cuilco-Chixoy-Polochic Fault, is a major fault zone in Guatemala and southwestern Mexico. It runs in a light arc from the east coast of Guatemala to Chiapas, following the deep valleys of the Polochic River, Chixoy River and Cuilco River. The Chixoy-Polochic Fault runs largely parallel to the Motagua Fault situated some 80 km to its south.

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Located at 15.47 -89.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Earthquakes in Guatemala, Geographic areas of seismological interest, Geology of Guatemala, Seismic faults of Guatemala

El Estor

El Estor is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala. Before roads and railroads, Lake Izabal was the link between Alta Verapaz and the rest of the world. What is now known as "El Estor" was the landing and trading post for cargo and travelers to frontier towns such as Cobán. Commonly referred to as "the store" in English, the name evolved to its present form due to Spanish-speakers style of pronunciation and spelling.

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Located at 15.53 -89.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Izabal Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Panzós

Panzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army. The name Panzós means "place of the green waters", in reference to the nearby Polochic River and swamps full of alligators and birds.

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Located at 15.40 -89.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Alta Verapaz Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Sierra de Santa Cruz (Guatemala)

The Sierra de Santa Cruz is a small mountain range in eastern Guatemala. It is situated north of Lake Izabal, in the department of Izabal. The mountain range has a south-west to north-east orientation, and is approximately 55 km long and 13 km wide. Its highest peaks have an altitude of approximately 1100 m .

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Located at 15.68 -89.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Guatemala