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El Matasano Destination Guide

Explore El Matasano in Guatemala

El Matasano in the region of Jutiapa is a place in Guatemala - some 40 mi or ( 64 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Matasano

Time in El Matasano is now 08:15 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, Santa Tecla, and Yerbabuena. 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 El Matasano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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How to achieve world peace with a Hula Hoop (Ep 8 Dirt City)

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Dirt City near Jutiapa, Guatemala. The kids there were great, we had a good time hanging out with them. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Paz River

The Río Paz is a river in southern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Quezalapa mountains in the north of Jutiapa. From there it flows in a south-westerly direction and marks the border with El Salvador for most of its way before reaching the Pacific Ocean at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:13|46|16|N|90|10|57|W|type:landmark_region:GT | |name=Mouth of the Río Paz }}. The Paz River is 134 km long, and its river basin covers a territory of 1,732 km in Guatemala.

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Located at 14.37 -90.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: El Salvador–Guatemala border, International rivers of North America, Rivers of El Salvador, Rivers of Guatemala

Monjas

Monjas is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala, approximately 50 miles from Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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Located at 14.50 -89.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Jalapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Carlos Alzatate

San Carlos Alzatate is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala.

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Located at 14.50 -90.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Jalapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Laguna de Ayarza

Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. The lake has a surface area of 14 km² and a maximum depth of 230 m. The lake has a surface elevation of 1409 m.

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Located at 14.42 -90.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Guatemala, Volcanic calderas

Jutiapa Department

Jutiapa is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. It has a population of about 400,000, primarily of European and African extractions. The population is ethnically "ladinos" or "mestizos" (i.e. not Indians)(mestizo) in its majority. Jutiapa is the only department in Guatemala whose official language is Spanish, with no indigenous inhabitants. The department is divided into seventeen municipalities.

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Located at 14.28 -89.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Departments of Guatemala, Jutiapa Department