El Escaño
in Departamento de El Paraíso, Honduras

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
13.467 and -87.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 13° 28' 0" and W -87° 4' 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: 02:54 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:51 am and 5:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Honduras in Central America

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 El Escaño

El Escaño in Departamento de El Paraíso is a town in Honduras about 43 mi (or 70 km) south of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital city.

Current time in El Escaño is now 02:54 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports near El Escaño. The closest airport in Honduras is Toncontín International Airport in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site in El salvador at a distance of 107 mi (or 172 km).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ciudad Choluteca, Nacaome, Somoto, Yuscaran and Tegucigalpa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F

Morning Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 24% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

28°C (83 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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preview picture of video 'conjunto san isidro parte 1'

conjunto san isidro parte 1

Published: August 24, 2013
Length: 35:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: tiperia sanchez

este vidoe fue gravado en los achiote san andres orocuina choluteca el 25 de julio 2009 en casa de alvina oyuela patrosinada por francisco oyuela alia el TIPERIA .....

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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.

Apacilagua

Apacilagua is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca. Apacilagua of the first settlers were a group of Indians called texiguat from the Olmecs. They were located in "The Guatalones" to the banks of the Choluteca River and fertile ground level, but due to a flood that destroyed their homes, they were forced to search for a new place called El Cerrito white land. Archaeological objects were found in both places there that show that these early settlers in Apacilagua.

Located at 13.4333, -87.0667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of the Choluteca Department, Populated places in Honduras

Orocuina

Orocuina is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.

Located at 13.4833, -87.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of the Choluteca Department, Populated places in Honduras

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Escaño, El Escaño