ancient ruins
Quiriguá
UNESCO Maya site just off Guatemala's Atlantic Highway, home to the tallest stelae ever carved by the Maya: 10-m sandstone giants standing in a banana-plantation clearing.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Copán Department, Honduras · North America
El Ocotón sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Joaquín, 31km from Quiriguá.
El Ocotón is a town located in Copán Department, Honduras. With a population of 1,038, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Ocotón sits in Honduras. It's in the America/Tegucigalpa time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Ocotón to your route.
San Antonio is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.
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El Ocotón is located in Copán Department, Honduras, North America. The coordinates are 15.0333 latitude, -88.8833 longitude.
El Ocotón has a population of approximately 1,038 people, making it a town in Honduras.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
UNESCO Maya site just off Guatemala's Atlantic Highway, home to the tallest stelae ever carved by the Maya: 10-m sandstone giants standing in a banana-plantation clearing.
31 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
A major Maya city renowned for its remarkable series of portrait stelae, its elaborate Hieroglyphic Stairway containing the longest known Maya text, and richly decorated temples.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A 1536 colonial town of cobbles and adobe under Celaque, Honduras's highest cloud-forest mountain, with hot springs in the surrounding hills and three Spanish-era churches around the plaza.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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