Poptún
in Departamento del Petén, Guatemala
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Poptún Airport (0 mi) -
Punta Gorda Airport (43 mi) - Mundo Maya International Airport (50 mi)
- Melchor de Mencos Airport (54 mi)
- Independence Airport (66 mi)
- Big Creek Airport (68 mi)
- Puerto Barrios Airport (69 mi)
- Rubelsanto Airport (72 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (111 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
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Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 16.331 and -89.417 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 16° 19' 51" and W -89° 25' 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: 02:33 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 5:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Explore Poptún
Poptún in Departamento del Petén with it's 17,320 inhabitants is a city in Guatemala about 138 mi (or 222 km) north-east of Guatemala City, the country's capital.
Local time in Poptún is now 02:33 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Poptún, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Poptún Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Guatemala is Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua in a distance of 79 mi (or 128 km), South-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Luis, Dolores, El Chal, Santa Ana and Punta Gorda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 38% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Finca Ixobel Hotel Ecologico
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
INED Las Delicias, Poptún(VIDEO 1) - Rally 2013
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Falls Chapel, Ahicam 2012 Mission Trip
August 5-12, 2012. 18 folks from around the United States and Central America met to visit the Casa Hogar Ahicam children's home in Poptun, Peten, Guatemala. The group brought supplies, food,...
Credo Kaibil
Los Kaibiles repiten su credo mientras ejecutan dominadas en la barra previo a tomar el desayuno. Poptún Petén, 19 de junio 2007. http://perspectivamilitar.blogspot.com/2007/02/credo-kaibil.html.
Nances
Esta es temporada de nances.
Ruta Naj Tunich - Petén / Guatemala
Exotic destinations in Peten, Guatemala, Central America www.rutanajtunich.com (502) 5034-7317 / turisurp@yahoo.com.
Kaibil, soldado profesional
Kaibiles hacen dominadas en la barra previo a tomar el desayuno. Repiten el credo y el decálogo Kaibil. Vea el decálogo y el credo en http://perspectivamilitar.blogspot.com/2007/02/declogo-kaibil...
MOPAN I, DOLORES, PETEN
LA COMUNIDAD DE MOPAN I, DOLORES, PETEN, LE OFRECE UNA GRAN VARIEDAD DE ATRACTIVOS TURISTICOS, EXUBERANTES BOSQUES, GRUTAS NATURALES, SITIOS ...
Mejora de centros escolares en Guatemala
La escuela de Santa Marta, en el municipio de San Luis, es una de las 27 escuelas acondicionadas por Global Humanitaria en el Departamento de Petén, en Guatemala. Con el objetivo de incentivar...
Beautiful Eco Friendly Lodge and Farm Tour in Guatemala - Finca Ixobel
Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/leaw In this episode, we will take you along with us to explore the beautiful Finca Ixobel in Guatemala. Discover ...
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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.
Poptún
Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It has a population of 30,386. It is some 385 km from Guatemala City. Since 1989, Military Zone 23 in Poptún has been the home of the Guatemalan Army's élite Kaibiles special operations force.
These districts belong to Poptún.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Poptún.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Santa Bárbara, Poctún, Poctum, Poptún
