Communities

La municipality of San Pedro de Zacapa has 22 towns or communities with a populatoion of 8376 people.

Name of the town or community
(With a list of attractions for each)
Populacion

Zacapa (urban center)

~1500

Azacualpa

~2000

Agua Caliente

~1000

Canculuncos

  • Lenca community
  • Floor mats made out of plant fiber
  • Traditional clay pottery
  • Paper flowers
  • Footpath through the pine forrest
~400

El Ocote

  • Bakery
  • San Pablo de la Cruz (a new community)
~300

El Magote

  • A beautiful pine forrest
  • Mountains & views
  • Saw mill
  • "The miracle"
~300

Horconcitos

  • La Buena Fe (NGO)
  • Watershed
  • Natural water fountain
  • New technical college
~500

La Boquita

~400

San Antonio de Chuchitepeque

  • Natural fiber arts & crafts
  • Catholic church with intereting artifacts
  • Holy Week procession
  • Annual Jewish festival
  • Ancient tamarind trees
~300

Mojarras

  • Access to the outlet of the Canjel River
  • Excellent views across the valley
  • Good hiking trails
~100

Zompopero

  • Splendid views of the Ulúa Valley and Mount Santa Bárbara
  • Pine forest
  • View of the community of Mojarras
~65

Cargamon

  • Access to the Cargamon Hills (for camping)
~80

Quebrada Honda

  • Beautiful natural and unspoilt countryside.
~150

Las Crucitos

  • Lenca community
  • Beautiful view of Santa Bárbara Mountains
~100

El Tablón

  • Agua Caliente turnoff
  • Natural springs
  • "San Antonio and the Virgin" Celebration
~100

Plan de Encima

  • Footpath to Santa Ana
  • ¡The infamous community divided between two districts!!
  • New school
~100

Ensenada

  • Fish shacks
  • Fishing community
  • Restaurante Patepluma
  • Small Hotel
~60

Pedernales

  • 6 Houses
~30
El Quebracho ~100 

Nuevo Despertar

  • Displaced peoples
~99
La Isla ~80
El Zapote  ~100

Agua Zarca

  • Source of the Zacapa River
  • Hydroelectric Plant
 ~100
La Rinconada  ~100
La Brea  ~100
La Majada  ~100

 

 


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