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Las Joyas Destination Guide

Discover Las Joyas in Guatemala

Las Joyas in the region of Zacapa is a place located in Guatemala - some 60 mi or ( 96 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Las Joyas

Local time in Las Joyas is now 12:26 PM (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 Zacapa. 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 Las Joyas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Hearts in Motion: Restoring Children's Hope in Guatemala

7:27 min by metierproductions
Views: 3125 Rating: 5.00

Short documentary about Hearts in Motion's medical and dental missions to Guatemala. Volunteer surgeons, dentists, orthopedists, and nurses perform free surgeries and other procedures that change the ..

BVM Volunteer Service Trip to Ecuador

4:10 min by BVMSisters
Views: 533 Rating: 0.00

SERVICE DATES FOR 2011 HAVE BEEN SET!!! For more information, contact: Sr. Lou Anglin, BVM, langlin@bvmcong.org. Or, check out the volunteer section on our website: www.bvmcong.org. Thirteen volunteer ..


Senor Rooster

0:38 min by PersnicketyTutu
Views: 331 Rating: 5.00

I heard this little rooster man outside my hotel room window at Casa Cristina every day in Antigua Guatemala. He serenaded me and I loved it! ..

Travelling to Chiquimula Dimparcio's photos around Chiquimula, Guatemala (volunteer chiquimula)

1:52 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 302 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Dimparcio's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Huité

Huité is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.93 -89.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Usumatlán

Usumatlán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.95 -89.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Estanzuela

Estanzuela is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is a small town. Estanzuela was a passing place for Spaniards looking to go farther west to the ocean. A group of these Spaniards decided to rest for a while, and thought Estanzuela to be the perfect location. As they went through the surroundings they saw that it was good land to harvest, so they decided to stay. At first it was called "La Estancia".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.00 -89.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Cabañas, Zacapa

Cabañas is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is a small town of about 10,000, and income is mostly from farming. The 2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash of a Cessna 208 close to Cabañas killed 11 passengers and crew.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.93 -89.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Zacapa

Zacapa is a city in eastern Guatemala, along the Río Grande de Zacapa. It is renowned locally for its manual crafting of cigars, hard dry cheese and a flavored cake made with said cheese (Quezadilla).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.97 -89.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala