Guastatoya is a city in
Guatemala. It is the capital and largest city of the department of
El Progreso
El Progreso () is a city, with a population of 119,260 (2020 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran department of Yoro.
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the eas ...
. The Guastatoya Water Park is located in the city. It is situated 73 km from the city of
Guatemala. The city was leveled in 1976 from an
earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...
with a moment magnitude of 7.5.
Sports
Deportivo Guastatoya football club play in the
first tier of Guatemalan football. Their home venue is the
Estadio David Cordón Hichos.
References
External links
Interactive department mapGuastatoya.org
Ultimas Noticias de Guastatoya y El Progreso
Municipalities of the El Progreso Department
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