Guatemala City (Spanish: Ciudad de Guatemala), locally known as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala, and the most populous in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called, in Spanish, Valle de la Ermita. In 2009, it had a formal population of 1,075,000, but the metropolitan population is believed to have reached at least 4.5 million in 2013.
Population: 994,938
Latitude: 14° 38' 26.59" N
Longitude: -90° 30' 47.77" W
The 1773 Guatemala earthquake struck the Central American country of Guatemala on July 29 and had an estimated epicentral magnitude of 7.5 Mi. It was followed by numerous aftershocks which lasted until December 1773. The series of all these earthqua…
The Estadio Cementos Progreso is a multi-use stadium in Guatemala City. It is also known popularly as Estadio La Pedrera in reference to its location in the neighborhood of the same name in the Zone 6 of the Guatemalan capital.
San Jose Pinula is a municipality in the Department of Guatemala in the Republic of Guatemala in Central America. It is located 21 kilometers (13 mi) from the capital, Guatemala City. The city was established in 1886 as Villorio San Jose. The city i…
San Francisco el Grande is a church in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and one of the most frequented sanctuaries by the local population because of the shrine of Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Santo Hermano Pedro).
Club Premier is a loyalty program based in Mexico, originally the frequent flyer program of Aeroméxico, the Mexican airline, now spun off and operated by PLM, which is 51% owned by Aeroméxico and 49% by AIMIA, the Montreal-based loyalty company with…
Santa Catarina Pinula is a municipality in the Guatemala Department of Guatemala.
San Juan Comalapa is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
San Andrés Itzapa (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes itˈsapa]) is a municipality of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. San Andrés Itzapa is in the eastern region of Chimaltenango, while the district capital lies to the north, Acatenango lies to the south and t…
San Martín Jilotepeque is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala.
Fraijanes is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.
The Cerrón Grande Hydroelectric Dam (Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Cerrón Grande) spans the Lempa River 78 km north of San Salvador in the municipalities of Potonico, (Chalatenango) and Jutiapa (Cabañas) in El Salvador.
San Pedro Sacatepéquez (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo sakateˈpekes]) is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. According to the 1998 edition of The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, its elevation is 6,890 ft (2,100 m) and it is…
San Pedro Ayampuc is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.
Universidad Rafael Landívar is a private, Jesuit university in Guatemala. The main campus is in Zone 16 of Guatemala City and is known as Vista Hermosa III.
Estadio del Ejército, officially Estadio Coronel Guillermo Reyes Gramajo is a football stadium located in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala. The stadium was built in 1950 and is the home of Aurora FC. The stadium's maximum seating capacity is…
The Church and Convent of Capuchins is a notable convent and church in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. It is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century convent in Guatemala.
The 1717 Guatemala earthquake struck Guatemala on September 29 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.4, and a Mercalli intensity of approximately IX (Violent). The earthquake essentially destroyed much of the architecture of Antigua Guatemala, whi…
The Tikal Futura, formally Gran Tikal Futura Torres Sol y Luna is a modern shopping and business complex and hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala.