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Jocotenango Destination Guide

Discover Jocotenango in Guatemala

Jocotenango in the region of Sacatepéquez with its 17,918 habitants is a town located in Guatemala - some 16 mi or ( 26 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

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Local time in Jocotenango is now 06:28 AM (Thursday) . 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 Zaragoza. 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 Jocotenango ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Holy Week / Semana Santa in La Antigua, Guatemala

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The charmingly picturesque town of Antigua in Guatemala commemorates the Passion of Our Lord every Lenten season in arguably the most spectacular fashion in the Americas. After discovering Guatemala i ..

ANTIGUA - THE EARTHQUAKE-HIT FORMER CAPITAL CITY OF GUATEMALA

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Antigua Guatemala, founded in 1543, was the seat of Spanish colonial government for the Kingdom of Guatemala, which included Chiapas (southern Mexico), Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicara ..


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www.antiguafinehomes.com This new 8600 Sq. Ft home is built on a corner lot in the most prestigious and sought after residential development in Antigua. The home comes completely furnished and equippe ..

Antigua Guatemala Semana Santa Easter Week Street View

12:44 min by Ali D
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Our Guatemala tour end with the moving experience of the Easter Week parade in Antigua Guatemala, people buy the ticket to have the right to carry the float. Saw dust carpets were made along the parad ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Estadio Pensativo

Estadio Pensativo is a football stadium in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. The venue is home to second division club Antigua GFC (Panzas Verdes), and has a maximum capacity of 9,000 people. The stadium is also the home of women's first division club Santiago de los Caballeros, and in 2011 it hosted three matches of the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualification between Panama, Honduras, and Guatemala.

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Located at 14.57 -90.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Antigua Guatemala, Football venues in Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or la Antigua) is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Baroque influenced architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Antigua Guatemala serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It also serves as the departmental capital of Sacatepéquez Department.

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Located at 14.57 -90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Antigua Guatemala, Colonial Central America, Guatemala City, Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department, New Spain, Populated places established in 1543, Populated places in Guatemala, Spanish Colonial architecture, World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

1717 Guatemala earthquake

1717 Guatemala earthquakeDate September 29, 1717 (1717-09-29)Magnitude ~7.4 MwDepth n/dEpicenter Probably in or around Antigua GuatemalaCountries or regions 22x20px GuatemalaCasualties n/d The 1717 Guatemala earthquake was an earthquake that struck Guatemala on September 29, 1717 and had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 Mw.

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Located at 14.57 -90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1717 earthquakes, 1717 in Guatemala, Earthquakes in Guatemala

Pastores

Pastores is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez.

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Located at 14.60 -90.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Sacatepéquez Department

Sacatepéquez is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Population estimate 265,500 in 2000. The name comes from Sacatepéquez, a city from November 21, 1542 until July 29, 1773 when it was destroyed by the Santa Marta earthquake. Sacatepéquez means grasshill in the Pipil Maya dialect. The capital of Sacatepéquez is Antigua Guatemala. Other important cities include Ciudad Vieja.

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Located at 14.56 -90.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Departments of Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department

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