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Chinique Destination Guide

Delve into Chinique in Guatemala

Chinique in the region of Quiché with its 2,693 residents is located in Guatemala - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chinique

Local time in Chinique is now 03:48 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Xeabaj. While being here, you might want to check out Belmopan . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Chinique ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pacaya Volcano Explosion

3:01 min by HarrisHarold
Views: 21782 Rating: 4.77

Volcano Pacaya, just outside Antigua and Guatemala City, Guatemala, erupts on new years eve 2006, just as my friends decided to trek up to get a closer look. A red-hot boulder about the size of a volk ..

Nikon P100, Atitlan Panajachel Photo Collage

9:21 min by Manolo Oliva
Views: 15047 Rating: 5.00

Hotel Atitlan, With a little help from my friends ..


Carretera al Quiche Guatemala

3:40 min by Jorge Gonzalez
Views: 10685 Rating: 4.43

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Studio C Guatemala

5:25 min by juanp756
Views: 5923 Rating: 3.89

This is a studio in Guatemala of 3D animation and special effects. They made scenes for Narnia, Ridick and The Ring 2 Este es un estudio en Guatemala de animacion y effectos especiales. Ellos hicieron ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Santa Cruz del Quiché

Santa Cruz del Quiché is a city in Guatemala. It serves as the capital of El Quiché department and the municipal seat of Santa Cruz del Quiché municipality. The city is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15.03|N|91.15|W||||| | |name= }}, at an elevation of 2,021 m (6,631 feet) above sea level. The urban population was about 21,000 people in 2003.

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Located at 15.03 -91.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quiché Department, Populated places established in the 16th century, Populated places in Guatemala

Quiché Airport

Quiché Airport is an airport in Santa Cruz del Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala.

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Located at 15.01 -91.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Airports in Guatemala

Chichicastenango

Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, known for its traditional K'iche' Maya culture. The Spanish conquistadors gave the town its name from the Nahuatl name used by their soldiers from Tlaxcala: Tzitzicaztenanco, or City of Nettles. Its original name was Chaviar. Chichicastenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

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Located at 14.93 -91.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Chichicastenango, Municipalities of the Quiché Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Q'umarkaj

Q'umarkaj, (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Q'umarkaj is also known as Utatlán, the Nahuatl translation of the city's name. The name comes from K'iche' Q'umarkah "Place of old reeds". Q'umarkaj was one of the most powerful Maya cities when the Spanish arrived in the region in the early 16th century. It was the capital of the K'iche' Maya in the Late Postclassic Period.

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Located at 15.02 -91.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Guatemala, K'iche', Maya sites in Guatemala, Quiché Department

K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj

The K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern day Guatemala which was founded by the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth century, and which expanded through the fifteenth century until it was conquered by Spanish and Nahua forces led by Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. The K'iche' kingdom reached its height under the king K'iq'ab who ruled from the fortified town of Q'umarkaj near the modern town of Santa Cruz del Quiché.

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Located at 15.02 -91.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1524 disestablishments, Colonial Central America, Complex altepetl, Former kingdoms, K'iche', Maya civilization, Mesoamerican cultures, Pre-Columbian cultures, Retalhuleu Department, States and territories established in the 13th century