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El Refugio Destination Guide

Touring El Refugio in Guatemala

El Refugio in the region of Izabal is located in Guatemala - some 105 mi or ( 168 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Time in El Refugio is now 10:14 PM (Thursday) . 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, San Salvador, Zacapa, Tabancas, and Puerto Barrios. 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 El Refugio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lago de Yojoa Xjassx's photos around Pena Blanca, Honduras (hoteles hotel yojoa honduras)

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Lake Yojoa and Malcolm the bird man Danandloulou's photos around Pena Blanca, Honduras

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Interesting facts about this location

El Paraíso, Copán

El Paraíso is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.

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Located at 15.02 -88.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the El Paraíso Department, Populated places in Honduras

Quiriguá

Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site covering approximately 3 square kilometres along the lower Motagua River, with the ceremonial center about 1 km from the north bank. During the Maya Classic Period (AD 200–900), Quiriguá was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes.

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Located at 15.27 -89.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Classic period in Mesoamerica, Former populated places in Guatemala, Izabal Department, Maya sites in Guatemala, Quiriguá, Rock art in North America, World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

Los Amates

Los Amates is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala. Their population is about 56,000. Their mayor is currently Marco Tulio Ramirez Estrada. Los Amates is located on the Motagua River, 6 kilometres from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá.

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Located at 15.27 -89.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Izabal Department

San Antonio, Copán

San Antonio is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.

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Located at 15.02 -88.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Copán Department, Populated places in Honduras

1976 Guatemala earthquake

1976 Guatemala earthquake 240px 240pxDate February 4, 1976 (1976-02-03), 09:01:43 UTC-6Magnitude 7.5 MwDepth 5 kilometres Epicenter {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.32|N|89.10|W||||| | |name= }}Motagua FaultCountries or regions 22x20px GuatemalaMax. intensity MM IXCasualties 23,000 fatalities, 76,000 injured The 1976 Guatemala earthquake struck on February 4, 1976 at 03:01:43 local time.

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Located at 15.32 -89.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1976 earthquakes, 1976 in Guatemala, Earthquakes in Guatemala, History of Guatemala, Natural disasters in Guatemala