Puerto Quetzal

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| image_caption = Puerto Quetzal seen at dawn, with the volcanoes on the horizon

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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It is located in Escuintla department, alongside the city of Puerto San José, which it superseded as a port in importance to the country's maritime traffic during the 20th century.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

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