Pacific Lowlands
The Pacific Lowlands is a region in Guatemala. It consists of the rolling foothills of the Sierra Madre, extending across the wide Pacific plain to beautiful beaches, stretching from the Mexican border in the west to the border of El Salvador in the east.Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Escuintla
Escuintla is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4,384 km2, and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness.Mazatenango
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Mazatenango is a city with a population of 77,431 and a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala.
Retalhuleu
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The city of Retalhuleu is situated in south-western Guatemala.
Destinations
Puerto San José
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Puerto San José is a town on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla.
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is a town, with a population of 58,877, and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.
San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta
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San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta is a busy agricultural town in San Marcos department of western Guatemala, set amongst coffee plantations.
Monterrico
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Monterrico is the most popular beach in Guatemala and also the closest to Guatemala City and Antigua.
El Paredón
El Paredón is a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.Pacific Lowlands
- Description: region of Guatemala
- Location: Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude of centre
14.38° or 14° 22' 48" northLongitude of centre
-90.98° or 90° 58' 48" westWikidata ID
Q14204020Pacific Lowlands Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: Pacific Highlands
- French: Pacifique
- Italian: Costa pacifica guatemalteca
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Pacific Lowlands. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.