San Marcos: facts

At a glance

• Country: Guatemala
• Region: San Marcos
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 47,063
• Coordinates: 14.9644° N, 91.7949° W
• Time zone: America/Guatemala (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
• Distance to the capital, Guatemala City: 142 km (88 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Quezaltenango Airport (AAZ): 33 km (21 mi), straight line
• Huehuetenango Airport (HUG): 50 km (31 mi), straight line
• Retalhuleu Airport (RER): 50 km (31 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Pedro Sacatepequez: 3.6 km (2.2 mi)
• Esquipulas Palo Gordo: 4.2 km (2.6 mi)
• San Cristobal Cucho: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• San Antonio Sacatepequez: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• San Lorenzo: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Coatepeque, 30 km (19 mi)