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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Copán Department, Honduras · North America
San Nicolás sits on the route: 10 minutes from Trinidad de Copán, 43km from Quiriguá.
San Nicolás is a town located in Copán Department, Honduras. With a population of 2,231, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, San Nicolás 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 San Nicolás to your route.
San Nicolás is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.
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San Nicolás is located in Copán Department, Honduras, North America. The coordinates are 15.0034 latitude, -88.7517 longitude.
San Nicolás has a population of approximately 2,231 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
46 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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