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San Francisco el Alto
The small town of San Francisco el Alto overlooks the Quetzaltenango valley from a lovely hillside setting just north of Totonicapan. The view alone is worth a visit, with the great plateau stretching...
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Momostenango
A few kilometers beyond San Francisco El Alto along a beautiful mountain road brings you to the town of Momostenango. Momostenango's population is predominantly of Maya K'iche' descent. 70% of the...
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Sacapulas
Just over an hour from El Quiche, spectacularly situated on the Rio Negro and beneath the foothills of the Cuchumatanes, lies the little town of Sacapulas. The town is worth visiting for the journey...
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Ixil Community (Ixil Triangle)
The Ixil Community is a name given to three neighbouring towns in the Quiché department in the western highlands of Guatemala. These towns are Santa Maria Nebaj, San Juan Cotzal, and San Gaspar...
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Aguacatan
Aguacatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1670m above sea level. It has a population of 41,000. It covers a terrain of 300km2. Heading east from...
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Nebaj
Situated at 1,900 meters above sea level, Nebaj, is the southern gateway to the Ixil region and one of three towns composing the Ixil Triangle (Nebaj, Chajul and Cotzal). It is situated in a beautiful...
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Chajul
Chajul (full name San Gaspar Chajul) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Chajul is part of the Ixil Community, along with San Juan Cotzal and Santa Maria Nebaj. Chajul, made...
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San Juan Cotzal
San Juan Cotzal, the second of the three Ixil towns is located in the department of El Quiche, in Guatemala's western highlands. Cotzal was the Ixil Triangle’s largest town until the road to Nebaj was...
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Tecpán
Tecpán Guatemala (locally referred to as just Tecpán) is a municipality in the department of Chimaltenango, in Guatemala's highlands. Tecpán currently is one of the larger municipalities in the...
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Volcán San Pedro
Volcán San Pedro (or Las Yeguas) (3,020 metres (9,908 ft)) is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the shores of Lago de Atitlán. At its base is a village of the same name: San Pedro La Laguna. Looming...
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