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Joya Grande Destination Guide
Touring Joya Grande in Guatemala
Joya Grande in the region of Santa Rosa is a city located in Guatemala - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) South-East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .
Time in Joya Grande is now 10:37 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, Santa Tecla, and Santa Maria Ixhuatan. 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 Joya Grande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mission:Guate'08
Working side by side with the PDV-Guate Team, our crew accomplished more than we ever thought possible. What an amazing journey this was. Song: How He Loves Artist: Eddie Kirkland ..
FSMtv Classic: Guate '06 Game Night
Marcelo, Chris, Cody, and others interrupt the quality footage of yet another Word of Life game. What a night! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Santa María Ixhuatán
Santa María Ixhuatán is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala.
Located at 14.18 -90.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Pasaco
Pasaco is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala, located near the Pacific Ocean on the Border with El Salvador. It was originally formed when a group of Aztecs broke off at the arrival of Hernán Cortés, and went further south into what is now Guatemala (then Coahtemalan, or The Land of Abundance, in a Mayan dialect).
Located at 13.98 -90.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Chiquimulilla
Chiquimulilla is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located about 20 kilometres from the Pacific coast. The city is an important regional trade location and junction. The most important products are leather goods. Chiquimulilla has 12,700 inhabitants. Some descendants of the Xinca people live in the adjacent area. This ethnicity was almost completely wiped out after the conquest of the Spaniards, mostly from infectious diseases that the Europeans brought in.
Located at 14.08 -90.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Oratorio, Santa Rosa
Oratorio is a municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. On the outskirts of the regional centerplace, Cuilapa, Oratorio is mainly an agricultural worker habitat. It is surrounded by vast coffee bean and banana plantations. Oratorio sits in a deep valley, so the sun rises late and sets early. The small city is stretched along one of the international two-lane highways that leads to El Salvador. The stretch of land makes for a very narrow but long city outline.
Located at 14.23 -90.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Guazacapán
Guazacapán is a town located in Santa Rosa Department in south-west Guatemala. Guazacapán is also the name of the municipality in Santa Rosa Department around the town of Guazacapán. The municipality of Guazacapán covers 172 km² with a population of some 12,250 as of 2004.
Located at 14.07 -90.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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