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The Indigenous peoples in Guatemala, also known as Native Guatemalans, are the original inhabitants of Guatemala, predating Spanish colonization.Guatemala is home to 6.5 million (43.75%) people of Indigenous heritage belonging to the 22 Mayan peoples (Achi’, Akatec, Awakatec, Chalchitec, Ch’ortí, Chuj, Itzá, Ixil, Jacaltec, Kaq- chikel, K’iche, Mam, Mopan, Poqomam, Poqomchí, Q’anjob ...
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
During the colonial period, Guatemala was an audiencia, a captaincy-general (Capitanía General de Guatemala) of Spain, and a part of New Spain (Mexico). [27] The first capital, Villa de Santiago de Guatemala (now known as Tecpan Guatemala), was founded on 25 July 1524 near Iximché, the Kaqchikel capital city.
Departments of Guatemala; Flag Coat of Arms Department Map # ISO 3166-2:GT [6] Capital Area (km 2) Population (2018 Census) [7] Municipalities Location Alta Verapaz: 1 GT-16 Cobán: 8,686 1,215,038 17 Baja Verapaz: 2 GT-15 Salamá: 3,124 299,476 8 Chimaltenango: 3 GT-04 Chimaltenango: 1,979 615,776 16 Chiquimula: 4 GT-20 Chiquimula: 2,376 ...
The capital of Sacatepéquez is Antigua Guatemala. Other important cities include Ciudad Vieja and San Lucas Sacatepéquez , which also hosts a marketplace and is a culinary attraction. The Chajoma were a group of indigenous people who were Kaqchikel speaking Maya, they identified Mixco Viejo as their capital, and spread throughout the ...
The complete line Puerto Barrios-Guatemala City-through Panajax- had 317 kilometers (197 mi) and was built in stages (which later became train stops): from Puerto Barrios to Tenedores -in Morales-, 29 km (18 mi); from Tenedores to Los Amates, 66 km (41 mi); from Los Amates to Gualán, 34 km (21 mi); from Zacapa to El Rancho de San Agustín, 55 ...
The Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, [reˈpuβlika ðe ɣwateˈmala]), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.
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