La Jigua
in Departamento de Copán, Honduras
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Santa Rosa Copán Airport (15 mi) - Copan Ruinas Airport (27 mi)
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Puerto Barrios Airport (50 mi) - Chiquimula Airport (56 mi)
- Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (65 mi)
- La Esperanza Airport (66 mi)
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Punta Gorda Airport (74 mi) - Poptún Airport (98 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (176 mi)
- Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
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Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 15.033 and -88.800 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 15° 1' 59" and W -88° 48' 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: 02:18 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 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 Honduras.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Honduras. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring La Jigua
La Jigua in Departamento de Copán with it's 971 residents is a town located in Honduras about 125 mi (or 201 km) north-west of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital place.
Time in La Jigua is now 02:18 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby La Jigua, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Honduras is Santa Rosa Copán Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 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 Honduras is Maya Site of Copan in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 km), South.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Santa Rosa de Copan, Morales, La Union, Gracias and Santa Barbara. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
La Entrada camino a COPAN Ruinas
Driving through La Entrada, gateway to COPAN Ruinas.
Grande y Fuerte- Hosanna dia de la bilblia
día de la biblia en la entrada, copan frente a mercaplaza ministros de alabanza de diferentes congregaciones.
Los Imaginarios (The Imaginaries) Dance 1
Los Imaginarios is a dance group at Plan Escalon in La Entrada De Copan, Honduras.
YA TE DORMIS.
TE VAS A DORMIR ,DJ FANTASMA DESDE LA CIUDAD DE LA ENTRADA COPAN.
New Life International in Plan Escalon Honduras
Joseph Brusherd of Ministerio Arbol De Vida Oficial and Lifesong for Orphans talks with us about the partnership with New Life International and how bringing safe and Living water compliments...
JPC Honduras campamentos del 2010
Patinando hace mucho - Florida Copan
Este video es de hace mucho cuando ya nos empezaban a salir algunas cosas xD.
Copan, A grand city of the Mayan Empire
Every culture impacts us today. What the Mayan's learned they left a record so that we do not have to reinvent the wheel. What we today will impact people centuries later, make a difference...
A Day in Copán -- May 19, 2012
A visit to the Mayan ruins in Honduras.
Copan Hotel Luna Jaguar e Terme 2010
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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.
Florida, Copán
Florida is a municipality in the western Honduran department of Copán. Its products include tobacco, corn and cattle. The feria patronal, or fair in honor of the town's patron saint, is towards the end of April when one may enjoy aubades, carreras de cintas, climbing greased poles, the coronation of the queen of the fair, rodeos, sack races, and so forth.
La Jigua
La Jigua is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. The Mayan ruins site and archaeological park of El Puente are located in La Jigua.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of La Jigua.
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Morales
- La Union
- Gracias
- Santa Barbara
- Camotan
- Jocotan
- Olopa
- San Juan Ermita
- Nueva Ocotepeque
- Esquipulas
- Puerto Barrios
- Zacapa
- El Estor
- Quezaltepeque
- Estanzuela
- Chiquimula
- Rio Hondo
- San Jorge
- Livingston
- Concepcion Las Minas
- San Jose La Arada
- San Pedro Sula
- Ipala
- La Esperanza
- Agua Blanca
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Jigua, La Jigua
