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El Aguacate Destination Guide

Touring El Aguacate in Guatemala

El Aguacate in the region of Quiché is located in Guatemala - some 45 mi or ( 73 km ) North-West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Aguacate

Time in El Aguacate is now 04:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guatemala " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Belmopan, Belize City, San Salvador, Santa Tecla, and Xeabaj. Being here already, consider visiting Belmopan . 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 El Aguacate ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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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Chichicastenango, Easter Sunday, 2009

0:49 min by tfortop
Views: 960 Rating: 5.00

A compilation of Easter processions by the Indian community. Here, christian and native elements are fused. Note the mirrors on the floats which are meant to attract the saints' attention. ..

Pick-up Truck ride in Patzite

1:41 min by jawilliams76
Views: 618 Rating: 0.00

traveling in el campo de Patzite ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Andrés Sajcabajá

San Andrés Sajcabajá is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. The municipality is formed by the town San Andrés Sajcabajá, and 62 rural communities. The majority (89%) of its population is ethnic K'iche'.

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Located at 15.18 -90.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quiché Department, Populated places in Guatemala

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 16 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 16 km away
Tags: Airports 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 18 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 18 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