La Pólvora
in Departamento del Petén, Guatemala
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Melchor de Mencos Airport (11 mi) - Mundo Maya International Airport (37 mi)
- Poptún Airport (48 mi)
- Carmelita Airport (58 mi)
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Independence Airport (66 mi) - Melinda Airport (67 mi)
- Big Creek Airport (69 mi)
- Punta Gorda Airport (71 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (76 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 17.009 and -89.313 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 17° 0' 32" and W -89° 18' 45"
- 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: 03:29 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 5:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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 La Pólvora
La Pólvora in Departamento del Petén is a city in Guatemala about 182 mi (or 293 km) north-east of Guatemala City, the country's capital city.
Local time in La Pólvora is now 03:29 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of La Pólvora, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Melchor de Mencos Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), 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 Tikal National Park in a distance of 63 mi (or 101 km), East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El Chal, Dolores, Santa Ana, San Jose and Flores. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
30°C (87 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
32°C (89 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Luis and the Mayan Temples at Tikal
Luis, our tour guide at the Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala, explains the mathematic relationship between the geometry of the temples.
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of La Pólvora.
- El Chal
- Dolores
- Santa Ana
- San Jose
- Flores
- Belmopan
- San Andres
- San Benito
- San Francisco
- Poptun
- San Luis
- La Libertad
- Sayaxche
- Punta Gorda
- Dangriga
- Belize City
- Livingston
- Orange Walk
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- Raxruha
- Puerto Barrios
- El Estor
- Cahabon
- Chisec
- Lanquin
- Morales
- Panzos
- Corozal
- Sergio Butron Casas
- Senahu
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Polvero, La Pólvora
