Santa Cruz
in Departamento del Petén, Guatemala
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Poptún Airport (3 mi) -
Punta Gorda Airport (40 mi) - Mundo Maya International Airport (54 mi)
- Melchor de Mencos Airport (56 mi)
- Independence Airport (65 mi)
- Big Creek Airport (66 mi)
- Puerto Barrios Airport (66 mi)
- Rubelsanto Airport (73 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (112 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
-
Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 105 mi) - Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 16.289 and -89.382 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 16° 17' 20" and W -89° 22' 54"
- 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: 07:18 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Guatemala
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 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 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
Delve into Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz in Departamento del Petén is located in Guatemala about 137 mi (or 220 km) north-east of Guatemala City, the country's capital town.
Current time in Santa Cruz is now 07:18 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Guatemala with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Santa Cruz, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Guatemala is Poptún Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-West. 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 76 mi (or 122 km), South. 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: Poptun, San Luis, Dolores, El Chal and Punta Gorda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 17% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, calm, broken clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
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
Rally realizado en Las Delicias, Poptún el Jueves 23 de agosto 2013. Instituto Nacional de Educación Diversificada. Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras con Orientación en Turismo. Celebrando...
Fire Spinning: La Semilla del Fuego - Poptun,Guatemala
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...
VISITA NITO Y NETO A SAN LUIS, PETEN
Les comparto este video que fue grabado en San Luis, petén. en la visita q realizaron los del show de Nito y Neto, espero les guste.
PROMOCIONAL RADIO AMIGOS PETEN 2014
Desde el norte de Guatemala en Centro America Respondiendo a la pregunta ¿Que es Radio Cultural Amigos? Aqui te dejamos este video. Tienes 6 minutos para conocernos? DIOS TE BENDIGA.
MOPAN I, DOLORES, PETEN
LA COMUNIDAD DE MOPAN I, DOLORES, PETEN, LE OFRECE UNA GRAN VARIEDAD DE ATRACTIVOS TURISTICOS, EXUBERANTES BOSQUES, GRUTAS NATURALES, SITIOS ...
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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 are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Santa Cruz.