San Rafael
in Departamento de Copán, Honduras
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Copan Ruinas Airport (2 mi) - Santa Rosa Copán Airport (26 mi)
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Chiquimula Airport (32 mi) - Puerto Barrios Airport (73 mi)
- La Esperanza Airport (74 mi)
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Punta Gorda Airport (91 mi) - Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (92 mi)
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El Salvador International Airport (95 mi)
- Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.817 and -89.133 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 49' 0" and W -89° 7' 59"
- 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: 03:00 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 5:26 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
Discover San Rafael
San Rafael in Departamento de Copán is a city in Honduras about 139 mi (or 223 km) west of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital city.
Local time in San Rafael is now 03:00 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of San Rafael. The closest airport in Honduras is Copan Ruinas Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 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 Honduras is Maya Site of Copan in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: La Union, Camotan, Jocotan, Olopa and San Juan Ermita. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Camino Maya
Don Udo's
Casa Gabriela Hotel
Hotel Buena Vista
Hotel & Hostal Berakah Copan
Clarion Hotel Copan Ruinas
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Hotel Marina Copan
Una Breve reseña de lo que ofrece el Hotel Marina Copán, en Copán Ruinas, Honduras.
Hacienda la Esperanza, Copan Ruinas, Honduras
A beautiful little inn in Honduras, very near to the Mayan Ruins of Copan. 100% of the proceeds of the Hacienda go to supporting the Paramedics for Children medical clinic for the Chorti Maya...
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?)
Preview of Kimandmartin's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kimandmartin/honduras2007/1171491360/tpod.html This blog preview was made...
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
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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.
Copán
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 period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.
Cabañas, Copán
Cabañas is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.
Mayatan Bilingual School
Mayatan Bilingual School is a non-profit, private, independent bilingual (Spanish/English) co-educational day school located in Copán Ruinas, Copán, Honduras. In the 2010-11 school year the enrollment was 300 students from Pre-Kinder through 11th grade. Mayatan's first high school class entered in 2009-10 and will graduate in 2012. The school uses volunteer native English speakers, primarily from North America, as the lead teachers for each class.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of San Rafael.
- La Union
- Camotan
- Jocotan
- Olopa
- San Juan Ermita
- Esquipulas
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Quezaltepeque
- Nueva Ocotepeque
- Chiquimula
- Zacapa
- Concepcion Las Minas
- San Jose La Arada
- San Jorge
- Estanzuela
- Rio Hondo
- Ipala
- Huite
- Gracias
- Agua Blanca
- Teculutan
- San Luis Jilotepeque
- San Diego
- Usumatlan
- Cabanas
- San Manuel Chaparron
- Santa Catarina Mita
- San Pedro Pinula
- Morales
- El Estor