Puerto San José

Puerto San José
Puerto Quetzal seen at dawn, with the volcanoes on the horizon
Puerto San José
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 13°56′N 90°49′W / 13.933°N 90.817°W / 13.933; -90.817
Country Guatemala
Department Escuintla Department
Population
 • Total 20,000

Puerto San José is a city on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It contains about 20,000 people, making it the largest place along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, a few kilometers to the east of the town. The Puerto Quetzal complex is the major employer in the town. The local tourist industry caters largely for weekenders from Guatemala City. San José Airport has been refurbished lately and is now the official alternate airport for Guatemala City.

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  •  "San José. The principal seaport on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

Coordinates: 13°56′N 90°49′W / 13.933°N 90.817°W / 13.933; -90.817


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