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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras · North America
Joconal sits on the route: 15 minutes from Tras Cerros, 51km from Río Dulce Gorge.
Joconal is a town located in Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras. With a population of 1,206, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Joconal 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 Joconal to your route.
Nueva Frontera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It was officially established on 1 August 1998. It covers an area of 155.46 km2 (60.02 sq mi) and had a population of 13,069 inhabitants according to the 2013 national census.
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Joconal is located in Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras, North America. The coordinates are 15.3552 latitude, -88.6329 longitude.
Joconal has a population of approximately 1,206 people, making it a town in Honduras.
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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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A compact 17th-century Spanish fort of turrets and drawbridges at the narrowest point where Lake Izabal meets the Río Dulce, built to stop Caribbean pirates: a chain was once strung across the water to the far bank.
50 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A jungle river running out of Lake Izabal to the Caribbean through a gorge of 100 m limestone walls hung with bromeliads, with hot springs at the water's edge. The highway bridge at Fronteras gives the classic overview.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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