Chocolá

Chocolá: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chocolá

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chocolá — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 14.61739, -91.42715. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chocolá

• Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Santo Tomás · viewpoint · Sololá · ~14 km · Must-see
• Volcán San Pedro · viewpoint · Sololá · ~22 km · Must-see
• Xetulul · park · Retalhuleu · ~25 km · Must-see
• Almolonga · viewpoint · Quetzaltenango · ~28 km · Must-see
• Volcán Tolimán · viewpoint · Sololá · ~32 km · Must-see
• Volcán Atitlán · viewpoint · Sololá · ~33 km · Must-see
• Zona de Veda Definitiva Volcán Siete Orejas · viewpoint · Quetzaltenango · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple · church · Quetzaltenango · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chicabal Lake · lake · Quetzaltenango · ~39 km · Must-see
• Takalik Abaj · fort · Retalhuleu · ~41 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Iximché · sanctuary · Chimaltenango · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chichicastenango Regional Museum · museum · Quiché · ~62 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de Santo Tomás · church · Quiché · ~62 km · Must-see
• Museo de Q'umarkaj · museum · Quiché · ~66 km · Must-see
• El Chorro del Carmen · waterfall · Suchitepéquez · ~10 km
• Volcán Santo Tomás o Cerro Pecul · viewpoint · Sololá · ~15 km
• Iglesia Del Septimo Dia De Origen Divino · church · Suchitepéquez · ~15 km
• Iglesia Bethania · church · Suchitepéquez · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chocolá

Other forts & heritage near Chocolá

• Takalik Abaj · fort · Retalhuleu · ~41 km · Must-see
• Izapa · fort · Tuxtla Chico · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kaminal Juyú · fort · Guatemala Department · ~118 km · Must-see
• Obelisco de Ciudad de Guatemala · fort · Guatemala Department · ~122 km · Must-see
• National Palace of Culture · fort · Guatemala Department · ~123 km · Must-see
• Chutnamit · fort · Sololá · ~26 km
• 25 Centavos - Doña Chonita · fort · Sololá · ~27 km
• Cerro Quiac · fort · Quetzaltenango · ~30 km
• Arco del Sexto Estado de los Altos · fort · Quetzaltenango · ~33 km
• Benito Juárez · fort · Quetzaltenango · ~34 km

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