You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Guatemala
  4. »
  5. Zacapa
  6. » Rio Arriba
Guatemala Flag Icon

Rio Arriba Destination Guide

Explore Rio Arriba in Guatemala

Rio Arriba in the region of Zacapa is a place in Guatemala - some 73 mi or ( 117 km ) East of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rio Arriba

Time in Rio Arriba is now 04:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Tapuan, and Tabacal. Since you are here already, consider visiting Belmopan . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rio Arriba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Esquipulas, Guatemala y el Christo Negro

9:12 min by Kris Kennedy
Views: 8000 Rating: 5.00

We went to Esquipulas Jan. 14 - 16/08. There was a pilgrimage there at that time. Very interesting time to be there, lots going on. ..

Valle Dorado

0:43 min by luismjr1
Views: 2798 Rating: 5.00

1era Piscina en el area de Huespedes en el hotel Valle Dorado, localizado en Zacapa, Guatemala, Video Tomado con Cycorder del iPhone jailbroken. ..


Maya Ruins at Quirigua

4:47 min by Peter Silseth
Views: 687 Rating: 5.00

We recently had the opportunity to visit the Maya ruins at Quirigua, Guatemala. This site is well know for having the tallest stellas in the Maya world as well as the only place where you will see car ..

Navegando en la Laguna de Valle Dorado

0:48 min by luismjr1
Views: 565 Rating: 0.00

Mi Esposa y "mini me" navegando en Valle Dorado, Zacapa Guatemala ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Zacapa Department

Zacapa is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Zacapa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.97 -89.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Departments of Guatemala, Zacapa Department

Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales

The Estadio Municipal David Alfonso Ordóñez Bardales is a football stadium located in Zacapa, Guatemala. It is home to club Deportivo Zacapa (Los Gallos). It has a capacity of 8,100 spectators. It opened in 1951 and it was formerly known as Estadio Valentín del Cid.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.97 -89.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues 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 6 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 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Zacapa Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Río Grande de Zacapa

The Río Grande de Zacapa is a river in Guatemala. From its sources in the southern mountain range in the departments of Zacapa and Chiquimula the river flows northwards until it reaches the Motagua River at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.032048|-89.555826|type:landmark_region:GT|||||| | |name=convergence Motagua river and Río Grande de Zacapa }}. The río Grande de Zacapa is 87 km long an its river basin covers an area of 2,462 km2.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 15.03 -89.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Rivers of Guatemala