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Delve into Salcajá
Salcajá in Departamento de Quetzaltenango with it's 11,966 habitants is located in Guatemala about 65 mi (or 104 km) west of Guatemala City, the country's capital town.
Current time in Salcajá is now 02:54 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Salcajá. The closest airport in Guatemala is Quezaltenango Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Andres Xecul, San Cristobal Totonicapan, Cantel, Olintepeque and San Francisco El Alto. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 95% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Latam Hotel Plaza Pradera Quetzaltenango
HOTEL ANNA INN
Hotel Modelo
Hotel Kasa Kamelot
Hotel Villa Real Plaza
Videos from this area
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Dron Phantom 2 vision, DJI algunas tómas dia, noche. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
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PALOMORA Día de Pentecostés 2013.
Palomora en el año de la FE, es una comunidad Cristiana Unida en CRISTO REY.
VIDEO DE SAN CRISTOBAL TOTONICAPAN
VIDEO DEDICADO A SAN CRISTOBAL TOTONICAPAN MUSICA DEL GRUPO NICHE " MI PUEBLO NATAL "
March and Battle
The Dance of the Conquest dramatizes the Spanish conquest of western Guatemala in 1524, climaxing with the symbolic duel between conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and Maya K'iche' defender ...
Poema a mi Querido Pacanac
Este Vídeo se Realizo con la finalidad de dar a conocer Mi Aldea Pacanac!!! Disfrútenlo!!!
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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.
Salcajá
Salcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America. It is also known as La Conquistadora("The Conqueror") presumably because of the time period and its religious influence on the indigenous population. After 432 years and several earthquakes, the building still is in relatively good condition.
San Andrés Xecul
San Andrés Xecul is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
San Cristóbal Totonicapán
San Cristóbal Totonicapán is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. In the second week in December they have a festival called "Festival de Guadalupe" where people paint their whole bodies with body paint to become diablos. They then walk through the main street and are likely to smaer some paint on you.
Chapel of San Jacinto
The Chapel of San Jacinto (Spanish: Capilla de San Jacinto) is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the town of Salcajá, Guatemala. It is said to have been founded by the Franciscans in 1524, the same year the Maya K'iche' kingdom was conquered by the Spanish conquistadores, and is claimed to be the first church built in Central America. Although there is no historical evidence to support that claim, the chapel can be considered a fine example of early Spanish colonial architecture.