San Vicente Pacaya
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.
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- Population7,162
- Nearest water from center 3.0 km1.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.5 km1.5 mi
San Vicente Pacaya: quick answers
Where is San Vicente Pacaya?
San Vicente Pacaya is in Guatemala, about 28 km18 miles in a straight line from Guatemala City.
How do you get to San Vicente Pacaya?
The nearest airport is El Naranjo (ENJ), about 1 hr 27 min away by road.
What's the weather like in San Vicente Pacaya?
The warmest month is April, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is November, at 19°C67°F. The wettest month is September, with about 364 mm14.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's near San Vicente Pacaya?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Jocotenango, Ciudad Vieja and Mixco.