El Patrocinio
in Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
14.383 and -90.633 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 14° 22' 59" and W -90° 37' 59"
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: 02:20 PM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Guatemala
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:07 am and 5:30 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

Explore El Patrocinio

El Patrocinio in Departamento de Escuintla is a city in Guatemala about 20 mi (or 31 km) south-west of Guatemala City, the country's capital.

Local time in El Patrocinio is now 02:20 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of El Patrocinio. The closest airport in Guatemala is La Aurora Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North-East. 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 88 mi (or 141 km), East.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Vicente Pacaya, Palin, Amatitlan, Villa Canales and Petapa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 56 °F
Evening Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 56 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

20°C (68 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

22°C (72 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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

show de luces en el parque de san vicente-escuintla, guatemala pacaya 22-01-2012.3gp

Published: May 04, 2012
Length: 00:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MATEO PONCIANO

esto fue para la feria patronal del 22 de enero en San VIcente Pacaya Escuintla, Guatemala....


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...


Volcan Pacaya - Guatemala

Published: October 06, 2009
Length: 25:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: buitreuy

Estando en el Volcan Pacaya de Guatemala, llegamos a unos pocos metros del rio de lava, y de pronto salton una roca incandecente, lo anecdotico es que la persona que queda cerca de la roca,...


Fuego de Dios Ministerios Semana de Aniversario 2013

Published: February 17, 2013
Length: 11:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: FuegodeDiosm

Semana de Aniversario 10,13 y 17 de febrero de 2013. Invitado especial: Apóstol y Profeta Ramiro Reyes de Gracia Ministerios http://www.graciaministerios.gt/


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.


Hechos 8

Published: May 17, 2012
Length: 26:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: momentocondios

Los Hechos Capítulo 08 8:1 Y Saulo consentía en su muerte. En aquel día hubo una gran persecución contra la iglesia que estaba en Jerusalén; y todos fueron esparcidos por las tierras...


2a. Corintios 9

Published: July 28, 2012
Length: 00:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: momentocondios

2da. a los Corintios Capítulo 09 9:1 Cuanto a la ministración para los santos, es por demás que yo os escriba; 9:2 pues conozco vuestra buena voluntad, de la cual yo me glorío entre...


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!


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

San Vicente Pacaya

San Vicente Pacaya is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

Located at 14.4161, -90.6392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of the Escuintla Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Laguna de Calderas

Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano. The lake has a surface area of 11 ha and is situated at an altitude of 1778 m.

Located at 14.4111, -90.5903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Guatemala, Wetlands of Guatemala, Crater lakes, Volcanic calderas