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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 |  light rain | 70.38 °F | 21.32 °C | |||
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| Pressure | 1014 hPa | |||||
| Humidity | 92 % | |||||
| Wind speed | 2.84 mph - Calm | |||||
| Wind direction | 188 S - South | |||||
| Precipitation | rain | |||||
Tomorrow | ||||||
| Wed 05-14 | 12:00 hrs. |  scattered clouds | 81.03 °F | 27.24 °C | ||
Next days | ||||||
| Thu 05-15 | 12:00 hrs. |  overcast clouds | 77.61 °F | 25.34 °C | ||
| Fri 05-16 | 12:00 hrs. | broken clouds | 79.57 °F | 26.43 °C | ||
| Sat 05-17 | 12:00 hrs. | scattered clouds | 79.11 °F | 26.17 °C | ||
| Sun 05-18 | 12:00 hrs. |  light rain | 79.74 °F | 26.52 °C | ||
| Weather data from OpenWeatherMap.org | ||||||
