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'''Puerto San José''' is a city on [[Guatemala]]'s [[Pacific Ocean]] coast, in the department of [[Escuintla Department|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 It was the Pacific [[port]] for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by [[Puerto Quetzal]], a few kilometers to the east of the town.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. |
'''Puerto San José''' is a city on [[Guatemala]]'s [[Pacific Ocean]] coast, in the department of [[Escuintla Department|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 It was the Pacific [[port]] for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by [[Puerto Quetzal]], a few kilometers to the east of the town.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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Revision as of 17:15, 5 November 2009
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 Puerto Quetzal seen at dawn, with the volcanoes on the horizon | |
| 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 It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, a few kilometers to the east of the town.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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13°56′N 90°49′W / 13.933°N 90.817°W
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