Puerto San José - Puerto San José

Puerto San José is a city on the Pacific coast (Guatemala) in Guatemala. It is located in the Escuintla Department and has around 25,000 inhabitants. Puerto San José is the administrative seat of the municipality of San José, to which the eastern neighboring city also belongs Puerto Quetzal.

background

Puerto San José

The city was founded in 1853. The port is at the end of a railway line that runs into Puerto Barrios begins on the Atlantic coast. Until the 1980s, Puerto San José was Guatemala's most important port.

Puerto Quetzal

The port was built around 1980 as a container port, and within a few years it developed into the country's largest port on the Pacific coast.

In addition to the large port complex, tourism is an important economic factor due to the holiday resorts of Chulamar and Likín.

getting there

By plane

• 13.936111111111-90.8358333333331  San Jose Airport (Aeropuerto de Puerto San José). .The airport is only of regional importance; it also serves as an alternate airport for Guatemala City Airport.last change: Jun. 2019

By train

In the street

Puerto San José is about 110 km south of Guatemala City on the highway CA-9

By boat

Cruise ships moor in the port of Puerto Quetzal on, either on the 13.925985-90.795562 Marina Pez Vela or at a container quay.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

The two cities of Puerto San José and Puerto Quetzal and the surrounding area do not offer any special sights. Cruise passengers will find interesting excursion destinations in the hinterland, but should always think about the departure time of their ships due to the distances.

activities

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accommodation

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Practical advice

trips

• To Antigua Guatemala into the highlands, world heritage site, approx. 85 km
• To Monterrico, Pacific coast, 42 km
• To the Lake Atitlan at an altitude of 1,500 m, 150 km
• To Guatemala City, Capital of the country, 110 km
• To Escuintla, Capital of the department, 50 km

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