Place:San José, Escuintla, Guatemala

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NameSan José
Alt namesPuerto San José
Puerto de San Josésource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Puerto San Josésource: Getty Vocabulary Program
San Josésource: Family History Library Catalog
San José de Guatemalasource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates13.917°N 90.817°W
Located inEscuintla, Guatemala
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Puerto San José is a town on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It has a population of 23,887 (2018 census), making it the largest town 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 It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, a few kilometers to the east of the town.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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