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Palomora Destination Guide

Explore Palomora in Guatemala

Palomora in the region of Totonicapán is a town in Guatemala - some 69 mi or ( 110 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Palomora

Current time in Palomora is now 02:46 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Chetumal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Palomora ? 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 ..

March and Battle

2:17 min by bailecon
Views: 1660 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 ..


Balonia

2:27 min by bailecon
Views: 701 Rating: 0.00

The Balonia is the dance of the Spaniards in the Guatemalan Dance of the Conquest. This example was filmed in 2009 in San Cristóbal Totonicapán in the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. The performe ..

Voclan Santa Maria

2:28 min by Kristin Brinner
Views: 675 Rating: 0.00

Watching Volcan Santiaguito erupt from the peak of Volcan Santa Maria. See www.thedarienplan.com for more information ..


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Interesting facts about this location

1902 Guatemala earthquake

The 1902 Guatemala earthquake struck on April 18, 1902 at 20:23:50 hrs. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 Mw and an epicenter depth of approximately 25 km. The quake had a duration of 1 to 2 minutes and had many foreshocks and aftershocks. The area around Quetzaltenango and Sololá was particularly hard hit. Approximately 800 to 900 were killed, and nearly all churches in western Guatemala and eastern Chiapas were heavily damaged or destroyed.

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Located at 14.90 -91.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1902 earthquakes, 1902 in Guatemala, Earthquakes in Guatemala, History of Guatemala

San Andrés Xecul

San Andrés Xecul is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.

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Located at 14.90 -91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Francisco La Unión

San Francisco La Unión is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, known for its large market. it has five cantones first the Centro,Pala, Paxan, xeaj chuistancia, and tzanjuyup and also they celebrete the 4 de Octubre in honor to San Francisco de ASIS where, they have parade from all the schools that they are in.

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Located at 14.92 -91.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Olintepeque

Olintepeque is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. It is located on the Xequijel (or Xequizel) River. Olintepeque is known for being the place where the legendary K'iche' king Tecún Umán died in single combat with the Spanish conquistador, Pedro de Alvarado on February 18, 1524. The river Xequijel ("where the blood spread") takes its name from the famous battle. The inhabitants of Olintepeque speak primarily Spanish and K'iche'.

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Located at 14.88 -91.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Chapel of San Jacinto

The Chapel of San Jacinto (Spanish: Capilla de San Jacinto) is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the town of Salcajá, Guatemala. It is said to have been founded by the Franciscans in 1524, the same year the Maya K'iche' kingdom was conquered by the Spanish conquistadores, and is claimed to be the first church built in Central America. Although there is no historical evidence to support that claim, the chapel can be considered a fine example of early Spanish colonial architecture.

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Located at 14.88 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in Guatemala