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There is not any exact record of the exact foundation date of the town; it is known, however, that there was a time that it was called "Concepción
Quechelaj" and "Concepción Paquixalá" according to several documents form the Spanish Colony era. The word "Quechelaj" is from the kakchikel language and
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the town was called "Nuestra Señora de La
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Departamento de
Investigación y servicios meteorológicos.
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Descripción Geográfico-Moral de la Diócesis de
Goathemala
927:(in Spanish). Guatemala. 11 October 2015. Archived from
894:(in Spanish). Guatemala. 12 October 2015. Archived from
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1067:"Isotermas de temperatura máxima promedio anual"
1056:"Isotermas de temperatura máxima absoluta anual"
1045:"Isotermas de temperatura mínima absoluta anual"
1166:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Diócesis de Guatemala.
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888:"Alcaldes electos en el departamento de Sololá"
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1089:"Sumatoria de días con lluvia promedio anual"
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1129:(in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from
1123:"Municipios del departamento de Sololá"
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701:Places adjacent to Concepción, Sololá
238:Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
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232:means "River of thorns". After the
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952:"Municipio de Concepción, Sololá"
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313:Climate data for Concepción
847:List of places in Guatemala
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281:La Linea corruption case
257:San Francisco Panajachel
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1158:Cortés y Larraz, Pedro
199:Spanish pronunciation:
165: • Religions
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1313:Santa Catarina Palopó
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1019:"Climate: Concepción"
253:Pedro Cortés y Larraz
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89:14.78333°N 91.15000°W
61:Location in Guatemala
1323:Santa Cruz La Laguna
1293:San Marcos La Laguna
1268:San Andrés Semetabaj
1006:Cortés y Larraz 1770
853:Notes and references
842:Geography portal
830:Guatemala portal
800:San Andrés Semetabaj
18:Concepción#Geography
16:For other uses, see
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1303:San Pedro La Laguna
1298:San Pablo La Laguna
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898:on October 12, 2015
656:Geographic location
432:Daily mean °C (°F)
155:Pedro Juracán Lopic
94:14.78333; -91.15000
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1273:San Antonio Palopó
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1263:Panajachel
1253:Concepción
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1103:23 October
1028:11 October
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902:12 October
874:References
762:Concepción
742:Panajachel
279:See also:
195:Concepción
160:Population
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1258:Nahualá
1219:Capital
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294:Climate
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