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La Esmeralda Destination Guide

Explore La Esmeralda in Guatemala

La Esmeralda in the region of Izabal is a place in Guatemala - some 124 mi or ( 200 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Esmeralda

Time in La Esmeralda is now 05:26 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, San Salvador, Zacapa, Sumache, and Santa Isabel. 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 La Esmeralda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

On the Rio Dulce

5:21 min by lepolv86
Views: 1600 Rating: 5.00

Photo Essay: What I did on my winter trip to the Rio Dulce, Guatemala. Special thanks to the Rio Dulce Chisme Vindicator Staph and all the people on the Rio who made me feel welcome wherever I travele ..

Casa Guatemala - La Matanza de la Piñata

0:17 min by Matt McAree
Views: 833 Rating: 0.00

Pues como suena. ..


Rio Dulce to Livingston 22travel's photos around Rio Dulce, Guatemala (rio dulce blogs)

2:00 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 413 Rating: 0.00

Preview of 22travel's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

Morales, Guatemala Globekiter's photos around Morales, Guatemala (guatemala morales videos)

2:06 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 308 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Globekiter's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these v ..


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Interesting facts about this location

El Golfete

El Golfete is a long narrow lake in Guatemala. It lies at sea level and is connected by the Dulce River from Lake Izabal draining to the Amatique Bay in the Caribbean Sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.73 -88.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Lakes of Guatemala

Chocón Machacas

The Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope is a protected nature reserve in eastern Guatemala. It is located in the municipality of Livingston, in a densely forested area covering the lower reaches of the Chocón Machacas River basin and the northern shores of the Río Dulce-Golfete Dulce system . The Chocón Machacas river and Golfete Dulce complex form one of Guatemala's few remaining habitats for the endangered Caribbean manatee.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.76 -88.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Protected areas established in 1989, Protected areas of Guatemala

Chocón Machacas River

The Chocón Machacas River is a river in eastern Guatemala. The sources of the 53 km-long river are located on the eastern slopes of the Sierra de Santa Cruz at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.793835|N|89.133890|W||||| | |name= }}. From there it flows in a generally west-south-west direction into the Golfete Dulce. The Chocón Machacas river and Golfete Dulce complex form one of Guatemala's few remaining habitats for the endangered Caribbean manatee.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.76 -88.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guatemala

Lake Izabal

Lago de Izabal, also known as the Golfo Dulce, is the largest lake in Guatemala with a surface area of 589.6 km² (145,693 acres or 227.6 sq mi) and a maximum depth is 18 meters (59 ft). The Polochic River is the largest river that drains into the lake. The lake which is only a metre above sea level drains into the Gulf of Honduras of the Caribbean Sea through the smaller Golfete Dulce which is at sea level and the navigable Rio Dulce.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.50 -89.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Lakes of Guatemala