El Chan
El Chan is a locality in Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala and has an elevation of 1,609 metres. El Chan is situated nearby to the locality Peña del Letrero, as well as near Laguna de Ayarza.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laguna de Ayarza.
Laguna de Ayarza
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Laguna de Ayarza is a crater lake in Guatemala. The lake is a caldera that was created some 20,000 years ago by a catastrophic eruption that destroyed a twinned volcano and blanketed the entire region with a layer of pumice. Laguna de Ayarza is situated 3½ km east of El Chan.
El Chan
- Type: Locality
- Location: Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.43114° or 14° 25′ 52″ northLongitude
-90.153° or 90° 9′ 11″ westElevation
1,609 metres (5,279 feet)Open location code
766FCRJW+FQGeoNames ID
12086735
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“El Chan” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Chan”
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