Puerto Quetzal
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| image_caption = Puerto Quetzal seen at dawn, with the volcanoes on the horizon
Puerto Quetzal Cruise Port facilities
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| subdivision_name1 = Escuintla
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| subdivision_name2 = San José
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| population_total = 20000{{cite web|title=Puerto Quetzal|url=https://www.cruiseget.com/en/useful-information/countries-and-ports/puerto-quetzal/|access-date=2024-01-06}}
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Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala's largest Pacific Ocean port. It is important for both cargo traffic and as a stop-off point for cruise liners.{{Cite web |date=24 November 2017 |title=APM Terminals opens new terminal in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala |url=https://www.ship-technology.com/news/apm-terminals-opens-new-terminal-puerto-quetzal-guatemala/?cf-view |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115114959/https://www.ship-technology.com/news/apm-terminals-opens-new-terminal-puerto-quetzal-guatemala/ |archive-date=15 November 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Ship Technology}}
It is located in Escuintla department, alongside the city of Puerto San José, which it superseded as a port in importance to the country's maritime traffic during the 20th century.
File:Puerto Quetzal at dusk.jpg|Puerto Quetzal at dusk March 2018
See also
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External links
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- [http://www.puerto-quetzal.com/php/main.php?idioma=_ENG Puerto Quetzal Port Authority]
Category:Populated places in the Escuintla Department
Category:Ports and harbours of Guatemala
Category:Port settlements in Central America
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