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El Rico Destination Guide

Touring El Rico in Guatemala

El Rico in the region of Izabal is a city located in Guatemala - some 102 mi or ( 164 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Rico

Time in El Rico is now 11:39 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, San Salvador, Zapote del Balsamo, Zacapa, and Santa Teresa. 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 Rico ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tree Shedding Its Leaves

0:15 min by Phillip Landmeier
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This pretty scene was shot at the 1300 year old Mayan ruins at Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala. Sound track unintentionally provided by Ginger. Haha. ..

Quiriga Guatemala jamesrnr

1:23 min by jean-marc Halbwachs
Views: 14 Rating: 0.00

Petite halte à Quiriga en 1989 site maya, où se dressent les plus hautes stèles du monde (Au départ ce n'est pas une vidéo mais du film 16mm) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.27 -89.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Izabal Department

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.27 -89.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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

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 10 km away
Tags: 1976 earthquakes, 1976 in Guatemala, Earthquakes in Guatemala, History of Guatemala, Natural disasters in Guatemala