El Pepinal

El Pepinal is a hamlet in Municipio de Amatitlán, Guatemala Department and has an elevation of 1,801 metres. El Pepinal is situated nearby to the suburb Bejucal, as well as near the hamlet Calderas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Ipala.

Lake Ipala

Lake

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Laguna de Calderas is a crater lake in the municipality of Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala. It is located approximately 6 km south of Lake Amatitlán and 3 km north of the currently active vent of the Pacaya volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amatitlán and Naciones Unidas National Park.

Amatitlán

Town

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Amatitlán is a town, with a population of 98,176, and a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. Amatitlán is situated 7 km northwest of El Pepinal.

Naciones Unidas National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Naciones Unidas National Park is the oldest national park in Guatemala. It protects a 5-km² area of natural forest and is popular for its wooded hiking trails and its views of both the Pacaya Volcano and Lake Amatitlán.

San Miguel Petapa

Town

Photo: Esantos la, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Miguel Petapa also known as Petapa is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, located south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 129,124 according to the 2018 census. San Miguel Petapa is situated 9 km northeast of El Pepinal.

El Pepinal

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Aldea El Pepinal” and “Pepinal”
Category: locality
Location: Municipio de Amatitlán, Guatemala Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

14.42232° or 14° 25′ 20″ north

Longitude

-90.59375° or 90° 35′ 38″ west

Elevation

1,801 metres (5,909 feet)

Open location code

766FCCC4+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9127977905

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3596556

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