Champerico

Champerico is a town and municipality in the Retalhuleu department in southwestern Guatemala. It is a popular vacation spot for Guatemalans in the region. The picturesque beach town was founded on the Pacific Ocean in 1872,^[2] and the paved road to Retalhuleu makes Champerico one of the most important ports on the Pacific.^[3] The port handles mostly coffee, timber and sugar.^[4] Its population in 2023 is 39,666.^[5]

Champerico
Municipality
Country	Guatemala
Department	Retalhuleu
Area
• Municipality	361 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality	32,815
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Urban	9,941