Esquipulas

Esquipulas is a small city in with a population of about 18,000 residents. It is a popular destination for religious pilgrims who come to visit the Basilica of Esquipulas, a beautiful colonial church that is home to a mystical relic called…
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Esquipulas and Esquipulas Airport.

Church
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
The Basilica of Esquipulas or Cathedral Basilica of the Black Christ of Esquipulas is a Baroque church in the city of Esquipulas, , named after the image of the Black Christ of Esquipulas which it houses.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip serving the city of Esquipulas in , . The airstrip is 2 kilometres east of the city and 6 kilometres from the border with . There is rising terrain 1 kilometre south of the runway.

Esquipulas

Latitude
14.5655° or 14° 33′ 56″ north
Longitude
-89.3508° or 89° 21′ 3″ west
Population
11,200
Elevation
1,026 metres (3,366 feet)
Open location code
766GHJ8X+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1039835018
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3595780
Wiki­data ID
Q3058634
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Esquipulas” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Esquipulas”
  • Catalan: “Esquipulas”
  • Cebuano: “Esquipulas”
  • Cebuano: “Municipio de Esquipulas”
  • Chinese: “Esquipulas”
  • Chinese: “埃斯基普拉斯”
  • Dutch: “Esquipulas”
  • French: “Esquipulas”
  • German: “Esquipulas”
  • Indonesian: “Esquipulas”
  • Italian: “Esquipulas”
  • Japanese: “エスキプラス”
  • Japanese: “エスクイプラス”
  • Lithuanian: “Eskipulasas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Esquipulas”
  • Persian: “اسکیپولاها”
  • Polish: “Esquipulas”
  • Portuguese: “Esquipulas”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Esquipulas”
  • Slovenian: “Esquipulas”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad de Esquipulas”
  • Spanish: “Esquipulas”
  • Swedish: “Esquipulas”
  • Swedish: “Municipio de Esquipulas”
  • Urdu: “ایسکویپولاس”

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