El Caracol
in Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
14.367 and -90.617 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 14° 22' 0" and W -90° 37' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Quetzal - GTQ
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:39 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Guatemala
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:59 am and 5:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Guatemala in Central America

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Guatemala.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Guatemala. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover El Caracol

El Caracol in Departamento de Escuintla is a city in Guatemala about 20 mi (or 32 km) south of Guatemala City, the country's capital city.

Local time in El Caracol is now 02:39 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of El Caracol. The closest airport in Guatemala is La Aurora Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Guatemala is Antigua Guatemala in a distance of 87 mi (or 140 km), East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Vicente Pacaya, Palin, Amatitlan, Villa Canales and Guanagazapa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 21% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

24°C (75 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

21°C (71 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Volcan Pacaya I (Antigua, Guatemala)

Published: August 29, 2007
Length: 27:40 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: derekx13

Flowing lava at Volcan (volcano) Pacaya in Guatemala, after a bus ride from Antigua and guided tour. To get there, we hiked a mountain, fairly easy climb, walking about 40-50 minutes, crossed...


lava flows at Pacaya, Jan 2010

Published: November 27, 2012
Length: 13:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Alan Whittington

Lava flows high on the west flank of Pacaya, taken from just a few meters away standing on what had been active flows only a day or two previously. Note the second channel coming in from the...


Calderas to Guatemala City

Published: June 28, 2014
Length: 41:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: adam mclane

I used the suction cup mount to stick my GoPro to the front of our bus... and well, what happened was pretty cool. This is the drive from Volcán de Pacaya y Laguna de Calderas to Guatemala City.


Cumbre1 Volcan de Pacaya

Published: November 12, 2013
Length: 28:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Eddy Vasquez

Ascenso en solitario al Volcán de Pacaya, Escuintla, Guatemala. 2552 Metros sobre el nivel del mar. CsdJoes "Club Social y Deportivo Dog Joes"


Volcan Pacaya Lava

Published: November 05, 2007
Length: 49:02 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: saralaurel33

On a weekend trip to Antigua, Jessica and I got up close and personal with moving lava!


De Antigua a Volcan Pacaya Escuintla Video # 2 By J.P

Published: September 11, 2013
Length: 22:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Juan Pascual

UN TOUR EN ANTIGUA Y AL VOLCAN PACAYA...


2015 01 10 - LuchoOfficial the Brindle Akita - Hiking the Pacaya Volcano

Published: January 14, 2015
Length: 28:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edwin Xico

We went kiking the pacaya volcano with some friends las weekend...in this video some shots of our adventure.


Volcan de pacaya PARKOUR.wmv

Published: May 01, 2012
Length: 08:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kerwin Suruy

en la sima del volcan de pacaya..!! es una aventura Increible con una vista hermosa, la que se puede apreciar en este lugar, tanto como su biodiversidad de plantas, arboles y mas.. proximamente...


Lava on Volcan Pacaya, Guatemala

Published: July 23, 2012
Length: 01:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wildernesshikes

See more at the Wilderness Hikes blog http://wildernesshikes.blogspot.com.


Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

Published: May 30, 2012
Length: 37:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Keith Dreibelbis

2009-07-02, standing several feet from flowing lava on Pacaya Volcano, and it's so hot that I can't help but state the obvious.


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