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Los Faros Destination Guide
Explore Los Faros in Guatemala
Los Faros in the region of San Marcos is a town in Guatemala - some 114 mi or ( 184 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Current time in Los Faros is now 04:48 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Miguel Aleman, La Punta, La Noria, Jesus, and Belmopan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Miguel Aleman . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Los Faros ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
No More Dirt Roads 2
More Mexico road trip vid, this time in southern Chiapas banana country, looking for the right fishing spot. I swore I was staying off dirt roads, but couldn't help myself. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ocos
Ocos is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast, very close to the border with Mexico-only 4 m altitude and two big rivers-the Suchiate and the Naranjo rivers. The coast is perfect for surfing activities http://www. surf-forecast. com/breaks/Ocos. shtml.
Located at 14.51 -92.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Ayutla, San Marcos
Ayutla is a municipality in the San Marcos Department of Guatemala. It is situated along the Suchiate River natural border with Mexico in the southern part of the department. The municipality center is Ciudad Tecún Umán. There is a combined road and rail bridge known as Puente Rodolfo Robles linking Ayutla to Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas, Mexico. There exists a railway, but because of poor maintenance nowadays it is not operational, but there are plans for its restoration.
Located at 14.67 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Puente Rodolfo Robles
Puente Rodolfo Robles is a bridge across the Suchiate River between Ciudad Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Chiapas and Ciudad Tecún Umán in Guatemala. The bridge is named after Rodolfo Robles, the Guatemalan physician who first described "Robles Disease" (Onchocercosis).
Located at 14.68 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Suchiate
Suchiate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. It is in the Soconusco region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is the Río Suchiate, which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality are border crossings with Guatemala, Ciudad Hidalgo and Talismán.
Located at 14.68 -92.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Ujuxte
The site of Ujuxte (after the Ramón or Breadnut tree -- uh-hush-te) is the largest preclassic site to be discovered on the Guatemalan Pacific coast. It is in the Retalhuleu Department, in western Guatemala.
Located at 14.54 -92.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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