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Potrerillos, Departamento de La Paz, Honduras


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:La Paz Department, Honduras
Region:Departamento de La Paz, Honduras
Latitude:14° 16' 59" N
Longitude:87° 42' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):14.28333,-87.7
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:3603349
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3603349:6
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Las Piedras Cave, Villa de San Antonio, Comayagua Department, Honduras14° 18' 22" N87° 32' 3" W18.0km (11.2 miles)
Tegucigalpa, Central District, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 4' 20" N87° 11' 31" W59.6km (37.0 miles)
Rosario Mine, Tegucigalpa, Central District, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 13' 16" N87° 4' 59" W66.8km (41.5 miles)
Minas de Oro Cu-Au skarn, Minas de Oro, Comayagua Department, Honduras14° 48' 3" N87° 21' 17" W68.5km (42.6 miles)
Lake Yojoa, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras14° 52' 18" N87° 59' 25" W72.5km (45.1 miles)
El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras14° 51' 28" N88° 3' 1" W74.2km (46.1 miles)
San Sebastian mine, Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión Department, El Salvador13° 38' 36" N87° 55' 12" W75.0km (46.6 miles)
El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras14° 0' 0" N87° 0' 0" W81.8km (50.8 miles)
Divisadero Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador13° 36' 2" N88° 3' 30" W85.2km (52.9 miles)
Monte Cristo Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador13° 35' 59" N88° 4' 11" W85.8km (53.3 miles)
El Transito mine, Valle Department, Honduras13° 30' 47" N87° 35' 47" W86.4km (53.7 miles)
Agua Fria Mine, Danlí, El Paraíso Department, Honduras14° 6' 3" N86° 37' 11" W118.2km (73.4 miles)
Berlín geothermal field, Berlín, Usulután Department, El Salvador13° 31' 30" N88° 30' 32" W121.4km (75.4 miles)
Murcielago placer deposit, Juticalpa Municipality, Olancho Department, Honduras14° 30' 25" N86° 30' 37" W130.5km (81.1 miles)
El Corpus deposits, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 16' 47" N87° 1' 11" W133.6km (83.0 miles)
Canaan deposit, Juticalpa Municipality, Olancho Department, Honduras14° 33' 0" N86° 28' 48" W134.7km (83.7 miles)
Guajiniquil property, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 13' 59" N86° 58' 59" W140.1km (87.0 miles)
San Judas deposit, Choluteca Department, Honduras13° 15' 47" N86° 55' 54" W140.5km (87.3 miles)
Coloal Mine, Ocotepeque Department, Honduras14° 23' 27" N89° 0' 36" W141.6km (88.0 miles)
Twin Hills Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 36" N88° 56' 11" W143.3km (89.0 miles)
Platanares geothermal area, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 40' 17" N88° 58' 17" W143.5km (89.2 miles)
East Ledge Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 57" N88° 56' 24" W143.9km (89.4 miles)
San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 51" N88° 56' 30" W144.0km (89.5 miles)
Water Tank Hill Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 45' 42" N88° 56' 34" W144.0km (89.5 miles)
Guajiniquil gold placer, Juticalpa Municipality, Olancho Department, Honduras14° 29' 38" N86° 21' 55" W145.7km (90.5 miles)
El Quetzal Mine (Quetzel Mine; Mina el Quetzal), San Agustín Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras14° 46' 59" N88° 58' 0" W147.2km (91.5 miles)
Río Jalan placers, Juticalpa Municipality, Olancho Department, Honduras14° 33' 23" N86° 14' 33" W159.9km (99.3 miles)
Morales mine, Izabal Department, Guatemala15° 23' 37" N88° 52' 48" W177.0km (110.0 miles)
San Albino North, San Albino Mine, Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua13° 41' 39" N86° 6' 0" W184.6km (114.7 miles)
Southwest Pit, San Albino Mine, Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua13° 41' 8" N86° 6' 11" W184.7km (114.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Central AmericaRegion
Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Central America
HondurasCountry
La Paz Department, HondurasDepartment
Chortis Block, North America PlateAccretionary Complex
Central America, North AmericaSubregion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Honduras, La Paz, La Paz101.12.170.0.0.0
 
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