Momostenango is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
Population: 31,739
Latitude: 15° 02' 37.00" N
Longitude: -91° 24' 31.00" W
The K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth century, and which expanded through the fifteenth century until it was conquered by Spanish and Na…
Q'umarkaj, (K'iche': [qʔumarˈkah]) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Q'umarkaj is also known as Utatlán, the Nahuatl translation of…
Earthquakes are relatively frequent occurrences in Guatemala. The country lies in a major fault zone, known as the Motagua and Chixoy-Polochic fault complex, which cuts across Guatemala and forms the tectonic boundary between the Caribbean plate and…
Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city in Guatemala.
San Andrés Xecul (Spanish pronunciation: [san anˈdɾes ʃeˈkul]) is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
The Chixoy River or Río Negro is a river in Guatemala. The river is called Río Negro from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango and El Quiché until it reaches the Chixoy hydroelectric dam (located at 15.281536°N 90.490952°W (Chixoy Hidroele…
Salcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.
Quetzaltenango Airport (IATA: AAZ, ICAO: MGQZ) (Aeropuerto de Quetzaltenango, or Aeropuerto de Xelajú) serves the city of Quetzaltenango also known as "Xelajú" or "Xela" and western Guatemala.
Santa María Chiquimula is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala at an altitude of 2130 meters. The municipality has a territory of 211 km2 and a population of around 43,500 people in…
Olintepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [olinteˈpeke]) is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.
Nahualá (Spanish pronunciation: [nawaˈla]) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.
San Francisco El Alto (Spanish pronunciation: [sam fɾanˈsisko el ˈalto]) is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.
San Carlos Sija is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.
The Samalá is a river in southwestern Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the departments of Totonicapán and Quetzaltenango.
Malacatancito (Spanish pronunciation: [malakanˈsito]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango.
Huitán (Spanish pronunciation: [wiˈtan]) is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, situated on 16 km2 at 2600 m altitude, North-West from Quetzaltenango.
Cajolá is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.
Cabricán is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.