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Pachaj Destination Guide

Discover Pachaj in Guatemala

Pachaj in the region of Quetzaltenango is a town located in Guatemala - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Pachaj

Local time in Pachaj is now 02:16 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. When in this area, you might want to check out Chetumal . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pachaj ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala - 2nd Largest City

2:27 min by Tom Lingenfelter
Views: 91038 Rating: 4.82

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala also known as Xela or Xelajú is located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Quetzaltenango is a great place to study Spanish at one of the many Spanish Language Schools or ..

Guatemala Western Highlands (photos with marimba music)

3:20 min by John Yanno
Views: 4124 Rating: 5.00

Photos from my first trip to Guatemala. Photos are mostly from Quetzaltenango (Xela). The music is "Luna de Xelaju" played on the marimba. ..


Grupo Kanek Zunil

5:41 min by adrenalinatours
Views: 2888 Rating: 3.00

Baile folklórico en Zunil, Para mas información sobre el tour contacte Adrenalina Tours con correo info@adrenalinatours.com visite sitio web www.adrenalinatours.com ..

Guatemala Outreach, February 2009

5:20 min by reachvideo
Views: 2064 Rating: 5.00

Video of our eight-day trip in February 2009 to assist the K-9 private school in Cantel, Guatemala. Some 22 volunteers particiapated under the direction of Pastor Phil Truesdale. Our Lead Pastor, Jim ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cantel, Guatemala

Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people. Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological site of Chojolom.

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Located at 14.81 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Santa María Hydroelectric Dam

The Santa María Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala. The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m³. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines (1 x 2.48 MW and 2 x 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW.

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Located at 14.80 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

Almolonga, Quetzaltenango

Almolonga is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala, located on a road between Quetzaltenango city and Zunil. The majority of its population is indigenous, speaking the K'iche' (Quiché) language The village is known as the "Vegetable Basket of the Americas" (la Hortaliza de América) due to an intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. It also has tourist attractions like termal baths or Paradise Valley; it attracts about 120 tourists a year. http://www.

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Located at 14.81 -91.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Chapel of San Jacinto

The Chapel of San Jacinto (Spanish: Capilla de San Jacinto) is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the town of Salcajá, Guatemala. It is said to have been founded by the Franciscans in 1524, the same year the Maya K'iche' kingdom was conquered by the Spanish conquistadores, and is claimed to be the first church built in Central America. Although there is no historical evidence to support that claim, the chapel can be considered a fine example of early Spanish colonial architecture.

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Located at 14.88 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in Guatemala

Salcajá

Salcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America. It is also known as La Conquistadora("The Conqueror") presumably because of the time period and its religious influence on the indigenous population. After 432 years and several earthquakes, the building still is in relatively good condition.

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Located at 14.88 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala