El Pedernal
in Departamento de Copán, Honduras
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Copan Ruinas Airport (6 mi) - Santa Rosa Copán Airport (22 mi)
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Chiquimula Airport (37 mi) - Puerto Barrios Airport (67 mi)
- La Esperanza Airport (72 mi)
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Punta Gorda Airport (86 mi) - Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (86 mi)
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El Salvador International Airport (100 mi)
- Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.883 and -89.067 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 52' 59" and W -89° 4' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Lempira - HNL
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:14 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 5:23 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 Honduras.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Honduras. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore El Pedernal
El Pedernal in Departamento de Copán is a city in Honduras about 136 mi (or 219 km) north-west of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital.
Local time in El Pedernal is now 02:14 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of El Pedernal. The closest airport in Honduras is Copan Ruinas Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-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 Honduras is Maya Site of Copan in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), 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: La Union, Camotan, Santa Rosa de Copan, Jocotan and Olopa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 65% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 57% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Camino Maya
Clarion Hotel Copan Ruinas
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rainforest Coffee Tour - Volunteer Honduras
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Copan Ruinas, Honduras 2015
A boy sings for tips in Copan, Honduras, Central Park. January 2015.
Maya Cities: Copan, Honduras 2014
Copan and Las Sepulturas: the acropolis and the residences/tombs.
Maya Site of Copan, Copán, Copán Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic...
Mayan Ruins Kimandmartin's photos around Copan, Honduras (are the ruins in copan haunted?)
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Copan Ruinas desde El Salvador con Eco Tours Petate
Copan Ruinas, un tour impresionante que te llevara en un viaje a través del tiempo, para descubrir los secretos de la suiza del la cultura mas inteligente que ha poblado la tierra. Servicio...
Banda del Instituto Jesús Núñez Chinchilla, Copan Ruinas
Palillonas de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas
Banda de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas
Banda de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas
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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.
Santa Rita, Copán
Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of El Pedernal.
- La Union
- Camotan
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Jocotan
- Olopa
- San Juan Ermita
- Esquipulas
- Quezaltepeque
- Nueva Ocotepeque
- Zacapa
- Chiquimula
- Estanzuela
- San Jorge
- Concepcion Las Minas
- San Jose La Arada
- Rio Hondo
- Gracias
- Ipala
- Morales
- Huite
- Teculutan
- Agua Blanca
- San Luis Jilotepeque
- El Estor
- Usumatlan
- San Diego
- Cabanas
- San Manuel Chaparron
- Panzos
- Santa Catarina Mita
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pedernal, El Pedernal
