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La Joya, Departamento de Morazán, El Salvador


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Morazán Department, El Salvador
Region:Departamento de Morazán, El Salvador
Latitude:13° 41' 59" N
Longitude:87° 58' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):13.7,-87.96667
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:3585193
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3585193:8
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
San Sebastian mine, Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión Department, El Salvador13° 38' 36" N87° 55' 12" W8.0km (5.0 miles)
Divisadero Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador13° 36' 2" N88° 3' 30" W14.8km (9.2 miles)
Monte Cristo Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador13° 35' 59" N88° 4' 11" W15.8km (9.8 miles)
El Transito mine, Valle Department, Honduras13° 30' 47" N87° 35' 47" W45.1km (28.0 miles)
Berlín geothermal field, Berlín, Usulután Department, El Salvador13° 31' 30" N88° 30' 32" W61.7km (38.4 miles)
Las Piedras Cave, Villa de San Antonio, Comayagua Department, Honduras14° 18' 22" N87° 32' 3" W82.0km (50.9 miles)
Tegucigalpa, Central District, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 4' 20" N87° 11' 31" W93.3km (58.0 miles)
El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 0' 0" N87° 0' 0" W109.6km (68.1 miles)
Rosario Mine, Tegucigalpa, Central District, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 13' 16" N87° 4' 59" W111.6km (69.3 miles)
El Corpus deposits, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 16' 47" N87° 1' 11" W112.5km (69.9 miles)
Guajiniquil property, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 13' 59" N86° 58' 59" W118.3km (73.5 miles)
San Judas deposit, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 15' 47" N86° 55' 54" W122.0km (75.8 miles)
El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras14° 51' 28" N88° 3' 1" W129.1km (80.2 miles)
Lake Yojoa, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras14° 52' 18" N87° 59' 25" W130.3km (81.0 miles)
Coloal Mine, Ocotepeque Department, Honduras14° 23' 27" N89° 0' 36" W136.3km (84.7 miles)
Minas de Oro Cu-Au skarn, Minas de Oro, Comayagua Department, Honduras14° 48' 3" N87° 21' 17" W139.1km (86.4 miles)
Agua Fria Mine, Danlí, El Paraíso Department, Honduras14° 6' 3" N86° 37' 11" W152.0km (94.5 miles)
San Cristóbal Volcano (Chinandega Volcano), Chinandega, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua12° 42' 6" N87° 0' 12" W152.3km (94.6 miles)
Platanares geothermal area, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 40' 17" N88° 58' 17" W153.0km (95.1 miles)
Twin Hills Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 36" N88° 56' 11" W157.6km (97.9 miles)
Water Tank Hill Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 42" N88° 56' 34" W158.1km (98.3 miles)
San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 51" N88° 56' 30" W158.3km (98.3 miles)
East Ledge Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 57" N88° 56' 24" W158.3km (98.4 miles)
El Quetzal Mine (Quetzel Mine; Mina el Quetzal), San Agustín Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 46' 59" N88° 58' 0" W161.6km (100.4 miles)
El Limón North Mine, Larreynaga, León Department, Nicaragua12° 46' 17" N86° 44' 11" W168.5km (104.7 miles)
El Limon Mine, Larreynaga, León Department, Nicaragua12° 45' 54" N86° 44' 18" W168.8km (104.9 miles)
Telica Volcano, Telica, León Department, Nicaragua12° 36' 20" N86° 50' 31" W172.1km (107.0 miles)
San Jacinto mudpots, Telica Volcano, Telica, León Department, Nicaragua12° 34' 50" N86° 46' 41" W179.0km (111.2 miles)
Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador13° 48' 49" N89° 37' 57" W180.4km (112.1 miles)
Murcielago placer deposit, Juticalpa Municipality, Olancho Department, Honduras14° 30' 25" N86° 30' 37" W180.9km (112.4 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Central AmericaRegion
Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Central America
El SalvadorCountry
Morazán Department, El SalvadorDepartment
Mosquito Lowlands, North America PlateOphiolite Complex
Central America, North AmericaSubregion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
El Salvador, Morazán, Sociedad70.8.156.0.0.0
 
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