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Municipality in Izabal, Guatemala
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Puerto Barrios is a seaport and the capital of the department of Izabal on the Caribbean Coast of Guatemala. Its population in 2018 was just over 100,000 people. It is also the commercial heart of the region, because it has two ports: Puerto Barrios and Santo Tomás de Castilla. Santo Tomás is the biggest port in the country.
Drinks and karaoke.
By plane
By boat
'El muelle' is the boat terminal, near to 'El Rastro' or Calle 12. You can get a boat to Punta de Palma and Livingston, and also to Punta Gorda in Belize.
You can take a bus or taxi. The bus costs Q3 and taxi costs Q5, but for tourists it may cost a little more.
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