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There are 3 ways to get from Esquipulas to Escuintla by bus or car

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Esquipulas to GuatemalaGuatemala
2. Take the bus from Guatemala, Centra Sur to Escuintla
4h 43m
Drive 229.3 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Esquipulas to Escuintla229.3 km
4h 7m
$28–40
Bus via San Agustín Acasaguastlán
1. Take the bus from Esquipulas to El Rancho
2. Take the bus from El Rancho to Guatemala
3. Take the bus from Guatemala, Centra Sur to Escuintla
6h 51m

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Distance: 234.8 km
Duration: 4h 43m

What companies run services between Esquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala and Escuintla, Guatemala?

You can take a bus from Esquipulas to Escuintla via Guatemala, Guatemala, Plaza Barrios, and Guatemala, Centra Sur in around 4h 43m.

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Escuintla(opens in a new window), Guatemala(opens in a new window)

Escuintla is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region, directly south of Guatemala City, and bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of gross domestic product of Guatemala. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Escuintla

Pacaya(Opens in a new window)

Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish invasion of Guatemala. Pacaya rises to an elevation of 2552 m. After being dormant for a century, it erupted violently in 1965 and has been erupting continuously since then. Much of its activity is Strombolian, but occasional Plinian eruptions also occur, sometimes showering the area of the nearby Departments with ash.

Jurún Marinalá Dam(Opens in a new window)

The Jurún Marinalá Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Jurún Marinalá) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Michatoya River in Escuintla, Guatemala.

Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia(Opens in a new window)

The Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia ("Regional Archaeological Museum of La Democracia") is an archaeological museum in the municipality of La Democracia in the department of Escuintla in Guatemala. The museum displays pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artefacts from the Pacific lowlands datingfrom the Preclassic Period through to the Postclassic Period, with a particular emphasis upon the local Monte Alto culture. The museum is open from Tuesday through to Saturday from 8am to 4pm.

Places to stay in Escuintla

Apartamentos Pradera's C(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

Apartamentos Pradera's(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Chalet El Paraiso(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

Hotel California Pacific Palm(Opens in a new window)

6.5Pleasant

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