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San Cristobal Totonicapan Destination Guide

Touring San Cristobal Totonicapan in Guatemala

San Cristobal Totonicapan in the region of Totonicapán with its 4,191 citizens is located in Guatemala - some 64 mi or ( 104 km ) West of New Guatemala , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of San Cristobal Totonicapan

Time in San Cristobal Totonicapan is now 02:01 PM (Wednesday) . 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: 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 San Cristobal Totonicapan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Opening Dance

3:02 min by bailecon
Views: 5535 Rating: 5.00

The Dance of the Conquest dramatizes the Spanish conquest of western Guatemala in 1524, climaxing with the symbolic duel between conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and Maya K'iche' defender Tekum. It is p ..

Esquipulas

46:22 min by Lezue
Views: 2764 Rating: 4.64

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March and Battle

2:17 min by bailecon
Views: 1660 Rating: 5.00

The Dance of the Conquest dramatizes the Spanish conquest of western Guatemala in 1524, climaxing with the symbolic duel between conquistador Pedro de Alvarado and Maya K'iche' defender Tekum. It is p ..

La Agricultura de Zunil

2:42 min by Diego Huix
Views: 1136 Rating: 0.00

Cultivos en Zunil ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Cristóbal Totonicapán

San Cristóbal Totonicapán is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. In the second week in December they have a festival called "Festival de Guadalupe" where people paint their whole bodies with body paint to become diablos. They then walk through the main street and are likely to smaer some paint on you.

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Located at 14.92 -91.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department, Populated places in Guatemala

San Francisco El Alto

San Francisco El Alto is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. The municipality includes the villages or aldeas of: Chivarreto, Chirrenox, Pabatoc, Paxixil, Rancho de Teja, Pachaj, Sacmixit, San Antonio Sija, Saquicol Chiquito, and Tacajalbé. The Sacmixit community forest is located within the municipality.

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Located at 14.95 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Salcajá

Salcajá is a municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Salcajá is best known for the Church of San Jacinto, founded in 1524, which was the first church built in Central America. It is also known as La Conquistadora("The Conqueror") presumably because of the time period and its religious influence on the indigenous population. After 432 years and several earthquakes, the building still is in relatively good condition.

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Located at 14.88 -91.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department, Populated places in Guatemala

Chapel of San Jacinto

The Chapel of San Jacinto (Spanish: Capilla de San Jacinto) is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the town of Salcajá, Guatemala. It is said to have been founded by the Franciscans in 1524, the same year the Maya K'iche' kingdom was conquered by the Spanish conquistadores, and is claimed to be the first church built in Central America. Although there is no historical evidence to support that claim, the chapel can be considered a fine example of early Spanish colonial architecture.

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Located at 14.88 -91.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Churches in Guatemala

San Andrés Xecul

San Andrés Xecul is a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala.

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Located at 14.90 -91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Totonicapán Department, Populated places in Guatemala