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Amachel Destination Guide

Discover Amachel in Guatemala

Amachel in the region of Quiché is a town located in Guatemala - some 80 mi or ( 128 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Amachel

Local time in Amachel is now 05:24 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Totonicapán. When in this area, you might want to check out Belmopan . 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 Amachel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Landing in the Jungle in Guatemala

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Bush pilot landing a Cessna 182 in the jungles of Zona Reina, Guatemala to pick up some missionaries ..

mayan headdress

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Guatemala Water Project 2007

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The Rotary Club of Jacksonville Oceanside established a working relationship with the Rotary Club of Coban, Guatemala in August 2007 to assist with the implementation of a clean water project for Guat ..

history of Mercenaries part 1

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Interesting facts about this location

Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam

The Xacbal Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Xacbal River in the municipality of Chajul, Guatemala. A 10.35 m high dam diverts the river's water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir located outside the river channel. A 4.7 km conduction tunnel with at diameter of 4.65 m, directs the water through a 615 m long pressure pipe (diameter 3.55 m) to the power house.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.62 -91.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Guatemala, Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

Xalalá Dam

The Xalalá Hydroelectric Dam is a proposed dam that will span the Chixoy River at in the municipality of Ixcán in Guatemala. The US$ 400 million dam's hydroelectric power station will have an installed capacity of 181 MWe, generating an estimated 886 GWh of electricity per year.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.69 -90.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala, Proposed hydroelectric power stations

Xalbal River

The Xalbal River is a river of Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in the department of El Quiché, where the river is called Río Xaclbal or Río Chajul. The Xaclbal river flows northwards down the tropical lowlands of Ixcan where it is called Río Xalbal, and crosses the border with Mexico, where it joins the Lacantún River, a tributary of the Usumacinta river. The Guatemalan part of Xaclbal river basin covers an area of 1,366 km2.

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Located at 15.50 -91.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Rivers of Guatemala