Playa Grande
Playa Grande is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ixcán in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common.
- Type: Locality
- Description: Ixcán
- Also known as: “Ixcan” and “Playa Grande, Guatemala”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Playa Grande Airport.
Playa Grande Airport
Aerodrome
Playa Grande Airport is an airstrip serving the town… Playa Grande Airport is situated 3½ km east of Playa Grande.
Playa Grande
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Quiché Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.9855° or 15° 59′ 8″ north
Longitude
-90.77292° or 90° 46′ 23″ west
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
IATA airport code
PKJ
UN/LOCODE
GT PKJ
Open location code
767FX6PG+6R
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Playa Grande” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Playa Grande”
- Bulgarian: “Плая Гранде”
- Catalan: “Playa Grande”
- Dutch: “Playa Grande”
- French: “Playa Grande”
- Italian: “Playa Grande Ixcán”
- Japanese: “プラヤ・グランデ”
- Lithuanian: “Plaja Grandė Iškanas”
- Portuguese: “Playa Grande”
- Spanish: “Playa Grande”
- Urdu: “پلایا گرانڈے، گوئٹے مالا”
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Places to explore: Colonia Las Brisas and Colonia La Reforma.
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Highlights: Islotes Tapados and Sitio Arqueológico Chahumpec II.
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