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Batzumal Destination Guide

Discover Batzumal in Guatemala

Batzumal in the region of Quiché is a place located in Guatemala - some 78 mi or ( 125 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Batzumal

Local time in Batzumal is now 11:24 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, 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 discovered 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 Batzumal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HOPE Bible Mission - Children in Ilom

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This was a VBS program that we help in cooperation with local teachers who are studying in our teachers program. We had 800 kids that day. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.50 -91.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Rivers of Guatemala

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 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Guatemala, Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

Nebaj

Nebaj is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the western Guatemala highlands.

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Located at 15.41 -91.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Guatemala, Maya sites in Guatemala

Aguacatán

Aguacatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1670m above sea level. It has a population of 41,000. It covers a terrain of 300km2.

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Located at 15.35 -91.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Huehuetenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala