San Vicente Pacaya

Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala
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At the foot of Pacaya volcano in Guatemala's Escuintla department, San Vicente Pacaya is a compact town that served as the filming location for Ixcanul (2015), an internationally award-winning Guatemalan film. The town's name combines a reference to its patron saint, San Vicente Mártir, honoured each year on 22 January, with a Nahuatl word for edible palm heart. The wider region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.

  • Population7,162
  • Nearest water3.0 km
  • Nearest mountain2.5 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km9

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