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Touring Salinas in Guatemala
Salinas in the region of San Marcos is a city located in Guatemala - some 110 mi or ( 178 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Time in Salinas is now 11:37 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Totonicapán, and Solola. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Salinas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 4 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 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 km away
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