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Photo by Karen Ayala © |
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The city of Esquipulas is especially characterized by the number of Catholic pilgrims who visit the Basilica. This temple of Esquipulas, home of the image of the Miraculous Lord of Esquipulas (Black Christ), image that is venerated by millions of Central American devotees and southern Mexico.
The patronal feast of this city is January 15 and due to its importance as a tourist and religious center, the population is mostly dedicated to trade and lodging and food services for visitors.
Information
| Region: | Oriental |
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| Location: | Chiquimula, Chiquimula, ESQUIPULAS,Cabecera municipal |
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| Distance to capital city: | 225 Kms. / 140 M. |
| Indications: | If you travel from the capital city of Guatemala, take the Atlantic route (CA-9 road) to Puerto Barrios or take the CA-1 Interamerican highway. Cross to the CA-10 road, which goes to Chiquimula until you reach kilometer 225. |
| Type of road: | Paved/Tarmacked road |
Weather
| Temperature |  overcast clouds | 82.15 °F | 27.86 °C | |||
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| Pressure | 1010 hPa | |||||
| Humidity | 61 % | |||||
| Wind speed | 3.89 mph - Light breeze | |||||
| Wind direction | 74 ENE - East-northeast | |||||
| Precipitation | no | |||||
Tomorrow | ||||||
| Wed 05-14 | 12:00 hrs. |  light rain | 82.13 °F | 27.85 °C | ||
Next days | ||||||
| Thu 05-15 | 12:00 hrs. | broken clouds | 80.01 °F | 26.67 °C | ||
| Fri 05-16 | 12:00 hrs. | overcast clouds | 80.1 °F | 26.72 °C | ||
| Sat 05-17 | 12:00 hrs. | overcast clouds | 78.31 °F | 25.73 °C | ||
| Sun 05-18 | 12:00 hrs. |  clear sky | 80.01 °F | 26.67 °C | ||
| Weather data from OpenWeatherMap.org | ||||||
