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Xecaquixcan Destination Guide

Discover Xecaquixcan in Guatemala

Xecaquixcan in the region of Sololá is a place located in Guatemala - some 58 mi or ( 94 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Xecaquixcan

Local time in Xecaquixcan is now 12:07 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. When in this area, you might want to check out Chetumal . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Xecaquixcan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Opening Dance

3:02 min by bailecon
Views: 5535 Rating: 5.00

The Dance of the Conquest dramatizes the Spanish conquest of western Guatemala in 1524, climaxing with the symbolic duel between conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and Maya K'iche' defender Tekum. It is p ..

Grupo Kanek Zunil

5:41 min by adrenalinatours
Views: 2888 Rating: 3.00

Baile folklórico en Zunil, Para mas información sobre el tour contacte Adrenalina Tours con correo info@adrenalinatours.com visite sitio web www.adrenalinatours.com ..


Esquipulas

46:22 min by Lezue
Views: 2764 Rating: 4.64

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Guatemala Outreach, February 2009

5:20 min by reachvideo
Views: 2064 Rating: 5.00

Video of our eight-day trip in February 2009 to assist the K-9 private school in Cantel, Guatemala. Some 22 volunteers particiapated under the direction of Pastor Phil Truesdale. Our Lead Pastor, Jim ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan

Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 2,300 metres in altitude in the steep mountains of the Sierra Madre range, descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'iche'. The town experienced large landslides during hurricane Mitch (1998); a year after this catastrophe, many residents moved to higher ground and founded the village of Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.80 -91.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Sololá Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Nahualá

Nahualá (with a final glottal stop) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catarina Nahualá, in honor of the town’s patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá". Nahualá or Nawala' is also the K'iche' (Quiché) language name for the Nahualate River, which is called Niwala' the local Nahualá dialect.

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Located at 14.85 -91.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Sololá Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Cantel, Guatemala

Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people. Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological site of Chojolom.

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Located at 14.81 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Nahualate River

The Río Nahualate is a river in southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the vicinity of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán and Nahualá. From there it flows southwards through the coastal lowlands of Suchitepéquez and Escuintla to the Pacific Ocean. The Nahualate river basin covers a territory of 1,941 km.

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Located at 14.88 -91.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of Guatemala

Salcajá

Salcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America. It is also known as La Conquistadora("The Conqueror") presumably because of the time period and its religious influence on the indigenous population. After 432 years and several earthquakes, the building still is in relatively good condition.

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Located at 14.88 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala