El Caracol (Palenque, Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of El Caracol, a beautiful small village of 40 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of El Caracol is inside the municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 40 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #303 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Caracol is at 50 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Caracol, 40% of the inhabitants are catholic and 11% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Caracol is located at 16.7 kilometers from Palenque, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Caracol.
#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map
Location map of El Caracol in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Caracol, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Caracol (Chiapas) is 40 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 21 | 40 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.8 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.50% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.50% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 7.22 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.29 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.56 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 90.00% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 80.00% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.50% | -% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.50% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.79% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 9 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | -% |
| Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | -% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | -% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 55.56% | -% |
| Housing with television: | 55.56% | -% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 33.33% | -% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 11.11% | -% |
| Housing with automobile: | 11.11% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 88.89% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Caracol
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Caracol, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Palenque. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Caracol.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Caracol, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Caracol so you can contact them.:- HOTEL VILLA CATAZAJA: 16 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- POSADA LAS JOYAS: 18 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JOSÉ: 21 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PAKALNA: 17 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
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#6 Comments and opinions about El Caracol
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Palenque
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Palenque
- El Consentido (8 inhabitants)
- El Espejo Uno (1 inhabitants)
- Fracción San José (17 inhabitants)
- José María Morelos y Pavón (4 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (10 inhabitants)
- La Guacamaya (18 inhabitants)
- La Guadalupe (- inhabitants)
- La Joya (2 inhabitants)
- La Lucha (- inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (- inhabitants)
- Lindavista Dos (3 inhabitants)
- Ricardo Flores Magón (20 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (- inhabitants)
- San Miguel (- inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (52 inhabitants)