Socotz

Socotz is an archaeological site in , . Socotz is situated nearby to the aerodrome , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xunantunich and San Ignacio Town Airstrip.

Photo: Thomas Shahan, CC BY 2.0.
is an archaeological site outside the town of San Jose Succotz, in the District of .

Aerodrome
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public use airport serving , a town in the of . The airport is 6 kilometres southwest of San Ignacio and 5 kilometres east of the border with . is situated 2 miles northeast of Socotz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benque Viejo del Carmen and Calla Creek.

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, usually shortened to Benque Viejo or simply Benque, is a small border town in the District of western . It lies along the Mopan River only a short distance from the international border with and about 13 km west of San Ignacio.

Village
is a village in the of central interior . It is situated along the near the border with . The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana. is situated 3 miles northwest of Socotz.

Photo: Rudy Canales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in on the border with and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away.

Socotz

Latitude
17.08333° or 17° 5′ north
Longitude
-89.11667° or 89° 7′ west
Elevation
404 feet (123 metres)
Open location code
769G3VMM+88
Geo­Names ID
3581017
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Satellite Map

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