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Quetzaltenango Department

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1357: 55: 516: 83: 488:. Pedro de Alvardo, in his 3rd letter to Hernán Cortés, describes the death of one of the four lords of Qʼumarkaj upon the approach to Quetzaltenango. The letter was dated 11 April 1524 and was written during his stay at Qʼumarkaj. Almost a week later, on 18 February 1524, a Kʼicheʼ army confronted the Spanish army in the Quetzaltenango valley where they were comprehensively defeated, with many Kʼicheʼ nobles among the dead. Such were the numbers of Kʼicheʼ dead that Olintepeque was given the new name 98: 864: 1938: 73: 4796: 4472: 559: 471:. On 12 February 1524 Alvarado's Mexican allies were ambushed in the pass and driven back by the Kʼicheʼ warriors but the Spanish cavalry charge that followed was a shock for the Kʼicheʼ who had never seen horses before. The cavalry scattered the Kʼicheʼ and the army crossed to the city of Xelaju, modern Quetzaltenango, to find it deserted by its inhabitants. Although the common view is that the Kʼicheʼ prince 4627: 148: 690: 435: 819:
Average annual rainfall is 2,000 millimetres (79 in) in the municipality of Almolonga, and parts of the department at higher altitudes experience frost in the months from November through to March. The municipality of Cantel receives an average annual rainfall that varies between 2,000 and 4,000
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The department has wide variations in local climate, due largely to marked differences in altitude in different areas. The year is divided into wet and dry seasons, with the wet season lasting from July to September and the dry season running from December to February. The wide climatic variation in
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The average temperature in the department of Quetzaltenango varies between 15 and 24 °C (59 and 75 °F), however there is wide variation due to the great difference in altitude in various parts of the department. On the lower Pacific slopes the temperature can reach as high as 35 °C
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Quetzaltenango city is the main tourist hub for the department and is a centre for cultural tourism. Most hotels are located in Quetzaltenango city and Coatepeque, with 495 registered hotels in 2006. Quetzaltenango city is also a centre for tourists studying Spanish as a second language, with 35
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Spanish schools in 2006. Tourist attractions outside Quetzaltenango city include the thermal baths located around the Cerro Quemado volcano, including the thermal baths of Almolonga, Aguas Amargas ("Bitter Waters") and Fuentes Georginas, which has become a tourist attraction of some importance.
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died in the fierce battles upon the initial approach to Quetzaltenango. The death of Tecun Uman is said to have taken place in the battle of El Pinar, and local tradition has his death taking place upon the Llanos de Urbina (Plains of Urbina), upon the approach to Quetzaltenango near the modern
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The activity of the volcano continued until 1906, followed be a period of calm that lasted until 1922. A new series of eruptions took place from 1922 through to 1929, and formed a new side crater, the Santiaguito volcano. On the night of 11 November 1929, a lava flow descended from the volcano
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The broken terrain of the department includes a number of wide valleys, including those occupied by the city of Quetzaltenango and the towns of San Juan Ostuncalco and Concepción Chiquirichapa. The varied terrain of the department also includes plains, canyons and high cliffs.
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Although administered by the Department of Quetzaltenango, some of the municipality lies geographically within the department of Retalhuleu after the relocation of the village following a series of natural disasters provoked by the Santiaguito
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Other notable rivers in the department include the Tumalá River in the municipality of Cajolá, the El Naranjo River in the municipality of San Carlos Sija, and the Las Palomas and Xocal Rivers in the municipality of Concepción Chiquirichapa.
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were from the department of Quetzaltenango. Manuel Estrada was born in the city of Quetzaltenango on 21 November 1857, Jacobo Árbenz was born in the same city on 14 September 1913. Quetzaltenango Department also produced the musicians
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Each municipality is known for its different traditional indigenous dress, with the exceptions of Coatepeque, Colomba, Flores Costa Cuca and San Carlos Sija, where traditional clothing is not worn by the indigenous inhabitants. These
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from 24 to 26 October of the same year. The volcano emitted a massive column of ash, provoking a fierce lightning storm. The explosions emitted by the volcano were audible up to 160 kilometres (99 mi) away. The government of
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of Guatemala and covers an area of approximately 1,951 square kilometres (753 sq mi), approximately 1.8% of the total area of the Republic of Guatemala. The department is bordered on the west by the department of
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The departmental government is headed by the Governor of Quetzaltenango, who is appointed directly by the president of Guatemala. Aldo Herrera Scheel was appointed as departmental governor in 2024 by president
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The year is divided into wet and dry seasons, with most rain falling in July and September. The driest months of the year are December through to February. The department falls within two principal
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the department allows for the production of a variety of agricultural products, including temperate fruits, vegetables and cereals in the highlands, as well as coffee on the lower slopes.
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in a number of decisive battles fought near the city of Quetzaltenango, then known as Xelaju. In the 19th century the territory of the modern department was included in the short-lived
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The territory that came to be included within the modern department of Quetzaltenango was the scene of several decisive battles in February 1524 between Spanish conquistador
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Alfaro Mancía, Ana Luz; Jenny Díaz Díaz; Otto René Morales Estrada; Josué Herrera Cifuentes; María de los Angeles Morales Estrada; René Benítez Alfaro (November 2005).
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On 2 February 1838, Quetzaltenango joined together with Huehuetenango, El Quiché, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán to form the short-lived
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Q'antel (Cantel): Patrimonio cultural-histórico del pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cantel: Tzion'elil echba'l kech aj kntelab "Tierra de Viento y Neblina"
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The wide climatic variation within the department resulting from differences in altitude gives rise to a diverse range of agricultural products. These include
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towards El Palmar, killing hundreds of people, setting fire to a number of mountainsides and burying coffee plantations under several metres of lava.
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Quetzaltenango Central Park, Fertile valley of Almolonga, Chicabal Lagoon, Santa Maria Volcano, Santiaguito Volcano & Quetzaltenango at night.
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The 2018 census recorded the department's population at 799,101 inhabitants. The inhabitants are divided between three principal ethnicities;
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Quetzaltenango department has produced a number of high-profile Guatemalans, including several presidents as well as a number of musicians.
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Poorer high altitude areas of the department experience seasonal migration of workers to the Pacific lowlands in order to work on coffee,
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was calculated as 63.7 years. In the same year, 63.7% of dwellings had electricity, 70.1% had drinking water and 92.5% had sanitation.
4818: 4447: 3306: 870: 3605:"Costos y Rentabilidad de Unidades Artesanales (Elaboración de Tejidos Típicos): Municipio de Cantel, Departamento de Quetzaltenango" 4823: 4646: 4409: 3585: 3534: 3421: 4371: 4352: 4333: 2922: 4160:(in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Guatemala: CENALTEX Centro Nacional de Libros de Texto y Material Didáctico "José de Pineda Ibarra". 4765: 3872: 3350:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Escuela de Ingeniería Mecánica Eléctrica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 995:("fruit wine"). Other products of the department include woolen textiles, cotton, silk, ceramics, alcoholic beverages and flour. 187: 534: 402:
The department takes its name from the city of Quetzaltenango, which serves as the departmental capital. Although the original
3947: 3799: 3381:"Municipio de Cajolá, Departamento de Quetzaltenango: Comercialización y Organización Empresarial (Engorde de Ganado Porcino)" 3345:"Mejoramiento de la Instalación Eléctrica de los Sistemas de Bombeo de Agua Potable del Municipio de Salcajá, Quetzaltenango" 1711: 1201: 72: 606:. The average altitude is 2,333 metres (7,654 ft) above mean sea level. The principal mountains include the volcanoes 546:. Although the eruption caused great loss of life in western Guatemala, the Guatemalan government downplayed its severity. 4596: 3981: 1821: 1256: 368: 3683:"Atención Psicológica para Fomentar el Desarrollo Integral del Niño y Niña en la Comunidad de Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango" 2036: 4556: 3501: 3288:"La Necesidad De Desconcentrar la Administración Pública Centralizada en las Gobernaciones Departamentales en Guatemala" 1958: 1645: 1168: 542:
initially denied that the eruption had taken place in Guatemala, instead claiming that it had occurred in neighbouring
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Subtropical coniferous forest in the department of Quetzaltenango. The mountain at left is the Siete Orejas volcano.
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is another small site on a hilltop in Cantel municipality, dated to the Early Postclassic period (c. 950-1200 AD).
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The department is mountainous in nature and includes a wide range of altitudes, from 350 metres (1,150 ft) in
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In 1902 Quetzaltenango suffered a number of serious earthquakes. An earthquake struck on 18 April 1902, with its
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millimetres (79 and 157 in); in Huitán it varies between 1,800 and 3,500 millimetres (71 and 138 in).
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Quetzaltenango was declared a department by decree of the Asamblea Nacional Constituyente on 16 September 1845.
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Governor Dora Otilia Alcahé López giving her inauguration speech in Quetzaltenango in February 2012
423: 463:; this region formed a part of the Kʼicheʼ kingdom. Alvarado then turned to head upriver into the 4730: 3688:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Escuela de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 334: 4255:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3904:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3859:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3840:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3821:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3816:"Diagnóstico y Pronóstico Socioeconómico: Municipio de Cabricán, Departamento de Quetzaltenango" 3770: 3669:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3650:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3610:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3526: 3520: 3488:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3446:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3386:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3331:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 3124: 4785: 4725: 4720: 4541: 4516: 4415: 4405: 4377:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia SEGEPLAN 4358:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia SEGEPLAN 4339:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia SEGEPLAN 4297:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Secretaría de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia SEGEPLAN 4236: 4195: 4185: 4161: 4153: 4135: 4090: 4060: 4030: 4000: 3966: 3932: 3739: 3631: 3591: 3581: 3562: 3540: 3530: 3427: 3417: 3367: 3097: 1979: 1579: 1469: 1135: 1066: 854: 654: 485: 448: 376: 274: 3712: 3622:
Gall, Francis (July–December 1967). "Los Gonzalo de Alvarado, Conquistadores de Guatemala".
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Quiche Conquest: Centralism and Regionalism in Highland Guatemalan State Development
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Rodríguez Rouanet, Francisco; Fernando Seijas; Gerardo Townson Rincón (1992).
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FADES & Programa de Apoyo al Proceso de Descentralización (Aprodesc), p.4.
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towards the Kʼicheʼ heartlands, crossing the pass into the fertile valley of
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In 2010, seasonal rains uncovered the small Kʼicheʼ archaeological site of
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Invading Guatemala: Spanish, Nahua, and Maya Accounts of the Conquest Wars
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Dirección Técnica de Coordinación Regional y Departamental (June 1999).
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Dirección Técnica de Coordinación Regional y Departamental 1999, p.iii.
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FADES; Programa de Apoyo al Proceso de Descentralización (Aprodesc).
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The Samalá River flowing through the outskirts of Quetzaltenango city
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the territory included in the modern department formed a part of the
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in the municipality of Cantel. It has been tentatively dated to the
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Former president Manuel Estrada Cabrera, a native of Quetzaltenango
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Textiles, bricks, pipes, pots, basins, shoes, ironwork, carpentry.
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Iglesias Ponce de León, María Josefa; Andrés Ciudad Ruiz (1984).
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Quetzaltenango's central park and cathedral in 1840, sketched by
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The department of Quetzaltenango is situated in the western
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The Santiaguito volcano is in a state of constant activity
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Pinto Soria, J. C.; Marco Tulio Escobar (February 1989).
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Gall 1967, pp.41-42. Díaz del Castillo 1632, 2005, p.510.
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Hernández & González 2004. Rouanet et al 1992, p.12.
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Horses, cattle, coffee, maize, rice, sugarcane, cotton
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within the Santa María volcano. This was followed by a
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are manufactured by the local inhabitants themselves.
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Pedro de Alvarado: Conquistador de México y Guatemala
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Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España
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Vegetables, maize, common bean, pigs, sheep, cattle
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Iglesias Ponce de León and Ciudad Ruiz 1984, p. 18.
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The kingdom was defeated by the Spanish under 4132:Boletín Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales 3916:Municipalidad de Concepción Chiquirichapa (1). 2645: 2643: 2573: 2571: 2425: 2423: 2421: 2308: 2306: 2304: 2302: 2300: 2298: 2296: 1973:Mariano Valverde. Another notable musician was 4400:(6th (fully revised) ed.). Stanford, CA: 2971: 2969: 2959: 2957: 2893:Municipalidad de Concepción Chiquirichapa (1). 2820: 2818: 2411: 2409: 4654: 4455: 4111:. Guatemala: Municipalidad de San Carlos Sija 3700:Hernández, Gonzalo; González, Miguel (2004). 3624:Anales de la Sociedad de Geografía e Historia 8: 3083:Municipalidad de San Carlos Sija 2009, p.23. 3071:Municipalidad de San Carlos Sija 2009, p.21. 2736: 2734: 2732: 2486: 2484: 2482: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2370: 2050: 2048: 1618:372 square kilometres (144 sq mi) 1574:327 square kilometres (126 sq mi) 1508:372 square kilometres (144 sq mi) 1058:Maize, common bean, broad bean, wheat, pigs 503:, at that time between periods in office as 422:in their own language, meaning "land of the 4095:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 4065:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 4035:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 4005:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3971:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3937:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3558:Historia de Guatemala o Recordación Florida 2502: 2500: 2498: 2496: 2360: 2358: 2356: 2332: 2330: 2328: 2326: 2324: 2322: 2320: 2318: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2201: 1860:20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) 1838:100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) 1816:109 square kilometres (42 sq mi) 1794:14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi) 1772:148 square kilometres (57 sq mi) 1750:12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) 1728:120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) 1640:16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi) 1530:212 square kilometres (82 sq mi) 1486:22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) 1417:20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) 1300:Maize, potatoes, wheat, oats, barley, pigs 845:). The latter is higher altitude featuring 438:Statue of Tecun Uman in Quetzaltenango city 4661: 4647: 4639: 4462: 4448: 4440: 3794:Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2002). 3769:(in Spanish). INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 3767:"Concepción Chiquirichapa, Quetzaltenango" 3736:Revista española de antropología americana 3123:(in Spanish). INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 3096:(in Spanish). INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 2925:(in Spanish). INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 1926:92 square kilometres (36 sq mi) 1904:28 square kilometres (11 sq mi) 1882:28 square kilometres (11 sq mi) 1706:48 square kilometres (19 sq mi) 1684:32 square kilometres (12 sq mi) 1662:32 square kilometres (12 sq mi) 1596:63 square kilometres (24 sq mi) 1552:48 square kilometres (19 sq mi) 1464:36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) 1442:60 square kilometres (23 sq mi) 833:tropical and subtropical coniferous forest 32: 4104:Municipalidad de San Carlos Sija (2009). 3984:. Guatemala: INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 3950:. Guatemala: INFORPRESSCA. Archived from 3897:Morales Yantuche, Manuel Ernesto (2008). 3681:González Estrada, Elsa Verónica (2003). 3643:García Oliveros, Aracely Dinora (2008). 3481:Echeverria Morataya, Floridalma (2008). 3439:Del Valle Solis, Osberto Rafael (2004). 3402:(in Spanish). Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. 3379:Cirín Rodriguez, Gustavo Adolfo (2004). 653:, flowing through the municipalities of 4248:Salazar Morales, Telma Yolanda (2004). 4215:(in Spanish). Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 4125:"El Palmar: ¿sólo un desastre natural?" 3343:Calderón Arango, Jorge Ernesto (2005). 3286:Aguirre Barrera, Miriam Judith (2009). 2749:Instituto Nacional de Estadística 2002. 2026: 1998: 587:to the north and by the departments of 297: 285: 221: 213: 200: 177: 156: 141: 106: 94: 66: 51: 4088: 4058: 4028: 3998: 3964: 3930: 3871:Melgar Ruiz, Francisco Javier (2008). 3852:López Archila, Jorge Estuardo (2008). 3553:Fuentes y Guzman, Francisco Antonio de 3324:Barillas Morales, Nelson Raúl (2004). 2150:Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp.764-765. 2123:Restall and Asselbergs 2007, pp.9, 30. 2057:Population of departments in Guatemala 3814:Juarroz Méndez, Edgar Emilio (2004). 3662:González Cano, Velcy Sabrina (2008). 269: 253: 242: 234: 226: 205: 192: 182: 167: 7: 2281:Pinto Soria & Escobar 1989, p.9. 2272:Pinto Soria & Escobar 1989, p.8. 2258:Pinto Soria & Escobar 1989, p.7. 2246:Pinto Soria & Escobar 1989, p.6. 1303:Bricks, carpentry, metalwork, bread 1087:Minimal non-agricultural production 4182:Pennsylvania State University Press 4076:"Información General del Municipio" 3948:"Génova, Quetzaltenango: Ubicación" 3918:"Información General del Municipio" 2923:"Flores Costa Cuca, Quetzaltenango" 1277:Bricks, textiles, kitchen griddles 1071:Maize, cabbage, onions, vegetables 602:to 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) in 497:Central American state of Los Altos 381:Central American state of Los Altos 210:1,951 km (753 sq mi) 4074:Municipalidad de Olintepeque (1). 1313:Vegetables, poultry, cattle, pigs 25: 4180:. University Park, Pennsylvania: 3014:Municipalidad de Olintepeque (1). 2168:Sharer & Traxler 2006, p.765. 4829:1845 establishments in Guatemala 4470: 4211:[Ancient stones found]. 3507:(in Spanish). info.worldbank.org 1990:, was also from the department. 1041:Vegetables, maize, common bean, 862: 414:-speaking allies of the Spanish 146: 96: 81: 71: 53: 3050:Alfaro Mancía et al 2005, p.14. 2586:González Estrada 2003, pp.9-10. 2223:Alfaro Mancía et al 2005, p.13. 2093:Sharer and Traxler 2006, p.764. 2034:El Quetzalteco 14 February 2012 1524:14–16 January, 26 August 1015:Principal agricultural products 3603:Galindo, José Alberto (2008). 3194:Echeverria Morataya 2008, p.5. 3185:Echeverria Morataya 2008, p.4. 3176:Echeverria Morataya 2008, p.2. 2637:Echeverria Morataya 2008, p.27 2464:Hernández & González 2004. 804:3,542 metres (11,621 ft) 775:3,370 metres (11,060 ft) 765:3,505 metres (11,499 ft) 745:3,772 metres (12,375 ft) 717:3,197 metres (10,489 ft) 475:died in the later battle near 1: 4176:; Florine Asselbergs (2007). 4044:Municipalidad de Huitán (2). 4014:Municipalidad de Huitán (1). 3980:Municipalidad de Génova (2). 3946:Municipalidad de Génova (1). 3574:Gaitán A., Héctor (c. 2004). 3263:Rouanet et al 1992, pp.12-13. 2993:García Oliveros 2008, pp.3-4. 2132:Cornejo Sam 2009, pp.269-270. 1923:2,076 metres (6,811 ft) 1901:2,800 metres (9,200 ft) 1879:2,450 metres (8,040 ft) 1857:2,497 metres (8,192 ft) 1835:2,490 metres (8,170 ft) 1813:2,501 metres (8,205 ft) 1791:2,770 metres (9,090 ft) 1769:2,652 metres (8,701 ft) 1747:2,321 metres (7,615 ft) 1725:2,333 metres (7,654 ft) 1703:2,620 metres (8,600 ft) 1681:2,438 metres (7,999 ft) 1659:2,465 metres (8,087 ft) 1637:2,438 metres (7,999 ft) 1549:2,505 metres (8,219 ft) 1527:1,011 metres (3,317 ft) 1483:2,370 metres (7,780 ft) 1461:2,510 metres (8,230 ft) 1439:2,625 metres (8,612 ft) 1414:2,251 metres (7,385 ft) 755:2,500 metres (8,200 ft) 535:major eruption of the volcano 325:. The capital is the city of 40:Departmento de Quetzaltenango 4231:. Monografías de Guatemala, 4209:"Descubren piedras antiguas" 4207:Rodas, Leonel (2010-09-18). 3833:Larez Guitz, Ismael (2008). 3167:Barillas Morales 2004, p.19. 3158:Barillas Morales 2004, p.18. 2975:Municipalidad de Huitán (1). 2963:Municipalidad de Génova (1). 2951:Municipalidad de Génova (2). 2667:Morales Yantuche 2008, p.33. 2658:Morales Yantuche 2008, p.32. 2625:Barillas Morales 2004, p.29. 2616:Barillas Morales 2004, p.28. 2595:González Estrada 2003, p.10. 2415:Municipalidad de Huitán (2). 2159:Fuentes y Guzmán 1882, p.49. 1261:Maize, potatoes, vegetables 453:Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj 373:Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj 352:groups, both with their own 218:2,333 m (7,654 ft) 3224:Morales Yantuche 2008, p.1. 3041:Del Valle Solis 2004, p.22. 3032:Del Valle Solis 2004, p.23. 2863:Salazar Morales 2004, p.20. 2851:González Estrada 2003, p.6. 2842:González Estrada 2003, p.5. 2803:Cirín Rodriguez 2004, p.17. 2794:Cirín Rodriguez 2004, p.16. 2676:Larez Guitz 2008, pp.47-48. 2607:Salazar Morales 2004, p.46. 2565:Cirín Rodriguez 2004, p.52. 2556:Cirín Rodriguez 2004, p.51. 1615:375 metres (1,230 ft) 1593:540 metres (1,770 ft) 1571:850 metres (2,790 ft) 1505:497 metres (1,631 ft) 1316:Textiles, bread, metalwork 18:Quetzaltenango (department) 4845: 4435:Interactive department map 3062:Calderón Arango 2005, p.1. 3002:García Oliveros 2008, p.3. 2767:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.49. 2547:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.34. 2538:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.86. 2529:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.27. 2039:February 17, 2012, at the 1018:Non-agricultural products 630:(also known as Picul) and 406:knew the city by the name 333:. The inhabitants include 60:Counterclockwise from top: 4819:Quetzaltenango Department 4792: 4676: 4623: 4482: 4476:Quetzaltenango Department 4402:Stanford University Press 4392:; Loa P. Traxler (2006). 3707:(in Spanish). Guatemala: 3408:Díaz del Castillo, Bernal 3362:Cattelan, Marino (2004). 3272:Rouanet et al 1992, p.13. 3254:Gaitán 2004?, pp.73, 116. 2833:Rouanet et al 1992, p.18. 2785:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.3. 2776:Juarroz Méndez 2004, p.2. 2740:Rouanet et al 1992, p.12. 2066:Rouanet et al 1992, p.14. 239:410/km (1,100/sq mi) 107: 95: 67: 52: 45: 37:Quetzaltenango Department 4824:Departments of Guatemala 4670:Departments of Guatemala 4532:Concepción Chiquirichapa 3982:"Génova, Quetzaltenango" 3245:González Cano 2008, p.2. 2942:López Archila 2008, p.5. 2506:Rouanet et al 1992, p.9. 2364:Rouanet et al 1992, p.8. 2336:Rouanet et al 1992, p.7. 2290:Rouanet et al 1992, p.1. 2211:Rouanet et al 1992, p.2. 2186:Rouanet et al 1992, p.5. 2075:Rouanet et al 1992, p.3. 1536:Concepción Chiquirichapa 1290:Textiles, bricks, tiles 1264:Textiles, bricks, bread 1114:Concepción Chiquirichapa 842:Enterolobium cyclocarpum 829:subtropical moist forest 585:Huehuetenango Department 575:, by the departments of 255: • Ethnicities 197:Dora Otilia Alcahé López 39: 4597:San Martín Sacatepéquez 3780:"Volcanes de Guatemala" 2685:Larez Guitz 2008, p.49. 2195:Gaitán 2004?, pp.37-38. 1965:opera, and his brother 1947:presidents of Guatemala 1822:San Martín Sacatepéquez 1257:San Martín Sacatepéquez 923:Economy and agriculture 228: • Department 207: • Department 30:Department in Guatemala 27:Department of Guatemala 4800: 4630: 4587:San Francisco La Unión 4567:Palestina de Los Altos 4046:"Acerca del Municipio" 3398:Cornejo Sam, Mariano. 3236:Larez Guitz 2008, p.2. 3146:Melgar Ruiz 2008, p.7. 3137:Melgar Ruiz 2008, p.6. 2350:Larez Guitz 2008, p.5. 1975:Francisco "Paco" Pérez 1950:Manuel Estrada Cabrera 1942: 1854:10–22 September 1778:San Francisco La Unión 1690:Palestina de Los Altos 1361: 1235:San Francisco La Unión 1191:Palestina de Los Altos 1105:nuts, bananas, cattle 694: 563: 540:Manuel Estrada Cabrera 523: 501:Rafael Carrera Turcios 465:Sierra Madre mountains 439: 271: • Religions 4798: 4629: 3765:INFORPRESSCA (2010). 3519:Fox, John W. (1978). 3110:SEGEPLAN 2010c, p.10. 3023:SEGEPLAN 2010b, p.16. 2984:SEGEPLAN 2010a, p.15. 1940: 1656:28 April–5 May 1590:1st week of February 1359: 692: 561: 518: 437: 194: • Governor 127:14.84583°N 91.51889°W 4267:SEGEPLAN (c. 2001). 2908:www.monografias.com 2758:SEGEPLAN 2001?, p.1. 2699:SEGEPLAN 2006, p.25. 2520:SEGEPLAN 2001?, p.9. 2490:Rouanet et al, p.10. 2394:SEGEPLAN 2001?, p.2. 1954:Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán 1832:8–11 November 1788:12–18 January 1766:7–15 December 1332:Archaeological sites 521:Frederick Catherwood 511:Departmental history 505:Guatemalan president 360:. the department is 236: • Density 4592:San Juan Ostuncalco 3212:SEGEPLAN 2009, p.1. 3203:SEGEPLAN 2009, p.2. 2649:SEGEPLAN 2009, p.8. 2577:Galindo 2008, p.32. 2403:Galindo 2008, p.10. 2232:Gaitán 2004?, p.72. 2084:Cattelan 2004, p.5. 1800:San Juan Ostuncalco 1700:1st Friday of Lent 1352:Political structure 1246:San Juan Ostuncalco 782:Other notable peaks 761:Santo Tomás (Picul) 671:San Juan Ostuncalco 404:Kʼicheʼ inhabitants 132:14.84583; -91.51889 123: /  4801: 4631: 4607:San Miguel Sigüilá 4370:SEGEPLAN (2010c). 4351:SEGEPLAN (2010b). 4332:SEGEPLAN (2010a). 2881:INFORPRESSCA 2010. 2824:Galindo 2008, p.4. 2812:Galindo 2008, p.1. 1971:classical musician 1943: 1866:San Miguel Sigüilá 1502:12–18 March 1362: 1344:(c. 950-1521 AD). 1342:Postclassic Period 1283:San Miguel Sigüilá 695: 564: 524: 440: 362:seismically active 4806: 4805: 4799:Flag of Guatemala 4636: 4635: 4542:Flores Costa Cuca 4390:Sharer, Robert J. 4309:SEGEPLAN (2009). 4290:SEGEPLAN (2006). 4191:978-0-271-02758-6 2726:Fox 1978, p. 165. 2055:Citypopulation.de 1969:, as well as the 1930: 1929: 1580:Flores Costa Cuca 1320: 1319: 1136:Flores Costa Cuca 987:and countries in 808: 807: 779: 778: 583:to the south, by 449:Pedro de Alvarado 377:Pedro de Alvarado 308: 307: 275:Roman Catholicism 184: • Type 16:(Redirected from 4836: 4663: 4656: 4649: 4640: 4474: 4464: 4457: 4450: 4441: 4423: 4399: 4396:The Ancient Maya 4385: 4383: 4382: 4376: 4366: 4364: 4363: 4357: 4347: 4345: 4344: 4338: 4328: 4326: 4325: 4319: 4305: 4303: 4302: 4296: 4286: 4284: 4283: 4277: 4263: 4261: 4260: 4254: 4244: 4223: 4221: 4220: 4203: 4174:Restall, Matthew 4169: 4149: 4147: 4146: 4129: 4119: 4117: 4116: 4110: 4100: 4094: 4086: 4084: 4083: 4070: 4064: 4056: 4054: 4053: 4040: 4034: 4026: 4024: 4023: 4010: 4004: 3996: 3994: 3993: 3976: 3970: 3962: 3960: 3959: 3942: 3936: 3928: 3926: 3925: 3912: 3910: 3909: 3903: 3893: 3891: 3890: 3884: 3877: 3867: 3865: 3864: 3858: 3848: 3846: 3845: 3839: 3829: 3827: 3826: 3820: 3810: 3808: 3807: 3790: 3788: 3787: 3774: 3761: 3759: 3758: 3752: 3746:. 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Quetzaltenango (department)
Counterclockwise from top: Quetzaltenango Central Park, Fertile valley of Almolonga, Chicabal Lagoon, Santa Maria Volcano, Santiaguito Volcano & Quetzaltenango at night.
Flag of Quetzaltenango Department
Official seal of Quetzaltenango Department
Quetzaltenango
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