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Punta Arena Destination Guide

Explore Punta Arena in Guatemala

Punta Arena in the region of Izabal is a town in Guatemala - some 129 mi or ( 208 km ) North-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Punta Arena is now 10:03 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dangriga, Belmopan, San Salvador, Zacapa, and Sumache. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dangriga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Punta Arena ? 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. ..


Guatemala Shore Excursion

1:49 min by HappyFishTravel
Views: 793 Rating: 5.00

Route in boat by the Bay of Amatique, later we will cross the majestic Cañón de Río Dulce where We will visit the hanging gardens after that we'll visit Ak´tenamit project, hot water (thermal), the ga ..

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 ..


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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 6 km away
Tags: Lakes 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 8 km away
Tags: Rivers 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 8 km away
Tags: Protected areas established in 1989, Protected areas of Guatemala

Sarstoon River

Sarstoon River is a river in the Toledo District of Belize. It forms the country's southern boundary with Guatemala. The river's sources are located in neighbouring Guatemala, where it is known by its Spanish name, Río Sarstún. It flows through the Guatemalan departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal into Belize and through Toledo to the Caribbean Sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.90 -88.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Belize–Guatemala border, International rivers of North America, Rivers of Belize, Rivers of Guatemala, Toledo District

Livingston, Guatemala

Livingston is the name of a town in Izabal Department, eastern Guatemala, at the mouth of the Río Dulce at the Gulf of Honduras. The town (whose name is occasionally adapted into Spanish orthography as Lívingston) serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It was Guatemala's main port on the Caribbean Sea before the construction of nearby Puerto Barrios. Livingston is noted for its unusual mix of Garífuna, Afro-Caribbean, Maya and Ladino people and culture.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.83 -88.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Izabal Department, Populated places in Guatemala