GPS Coordinate of

Melchor de Mencos Guatemala

Central address: CA-13, Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala

Elevation: 114.287
Time Zone: America/Guatemala

Latitude: 17° 3' 29.1852'' N
Longitude: 89° 9' 22.7232'' W

Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala with population 23,813. It is situated on the eastern border with Belize, and is the only major border crossing from Guatemala to Belize. The city was established in April 1960. It is named after Sergeant Major Melchor de Mencos y Varón, who in 1754 journeyed with a tiny contingent of Spanish colonial troops from what is now Antigua, Guatemala to the coast of present-day Belize, there to combat English "pirates" who had settled that region and established a self-governing community. A large signboard-map at the border crossing between Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor depicts Belize as Guatemala's eastern province, consistent with Guatemala's ongoing claim.

GPS coordinate of Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala

The latitude of Melchor de Mencos is 17.058107, and the longitude is -89.156312. Melchor de Mencos is a city is located at Guatemala with the gps coordinates of 17° 3' 29.1852'' N and 89° 9' 22.7232'' W. The elevation of Melchor de Mencos is 114.287, the time zone is America/Guatemala.