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Las Majadas Destination Guide

Touring Las Majadas in Guatemala

Las Majadas in the region of Quetzaltenango is a city located in Guatemala - some 68 mi or ( 109 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Las Majadas

Time in Las Majadas is now 05:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Chetumal, Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, and Santa Tecla. Being here already, consider visiting Chetumal . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Las Majadas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Grupo Kanek Zunil

5:41 min by adrenalinatours
Views: 2888 Rating: 3.00

Baile folklórico en Zunil, Para mas información sobre el tour contacte Adrenalina Tours con correo info@adrenalinatours.com visite sitio web www.adrenalinatours.com ..

Volcán Santiaquito from the summit of Volcán Santa María, Guatemala

1:20 min by Tom Moench
Views: 1172 Rating: 3.00

Getting to see this same volcano erupt from the other side and from above was a thrill and well worth waiting through the cold. ..


Visit to famous yellow church and San Simon Dalexa01's photos around San Andrés Xecul, Guatemala

2:34 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 977 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Dalexa01's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..

6 Años Jun Rakan - Danzas Culturales Jun Winaq

5:07 min by Cesar2990
Views: 876 Rating: 5.00

6 Años Danzas Culturales Jun Winaq - www.junwinaq.gt.tc ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Zunil

Zunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 92 square kilometres . Zunil is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River. Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres above mean sea level. The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak K'iche' and Spanish.

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Located at 14.78 -91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Almolonga, Quetzaltenango

Almolonga is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala, located on a road between Quetzaltenango city and Zunil. The majority of its population is indigenous, speaking the K'iche' (Quiché) language The village is known as the "Vegetable Basket of the Americas" (la Hortaliza de América) due to an intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. It also has tourist attractions like termal baths or Paradise Valley; it attracts about 120 tourists a year. http://www.

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Located at 14.81 -91.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltenango, also commonly known by its indigenous name, Xelajú, or more commonly, Xela [ˈʃela ˈʃela], is the second largest city of Guatemala. It is both the capital of Quetzaltenango Department and the municipal seat of Quetzaltenango municipality. It has an estimated population of 224,703. The population is about 61% indigenous or Amerindian, 34% Mestizo or ladino and 5% European.

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Located at 14.83 -91.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala, Quetzaltenango

Santa María Hydroelectric Dam

The Santa María Hydroelectric Dam is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala. The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m³. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines (1 x 2.48 MW and 2 x 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW.

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Located at 14.80 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

Cantel, Guatemala

Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people. Cantel includes the small Maya archaeological site of Chojolom.

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Located at 14.81 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala