Editing Quetzaltenango

{{short description|City in Guatemala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
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| subdivision_name1        = [[File:Bandera del Departamento Quetzaltenango.gif|25px]] [[Quetzaltenango Department|Quetzaltenango]]
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| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Juan Fernando López, [[Partido Humanista]]
| established_title        = Spanish foundation
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| population_total         = 180706
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'''Quetzaltenango''' ({{IPA|es|keˌtsal.teˈnaŋ.ɡo}}, also known by its Maya name '''Xelajú''' {{IPA|myn|ʃelaˈχu|}} or '''Xela''' {{IPA|es|ˈʃela|}}) is a [[Municipalities of Guatemala|municipality]] and [[Quetzaltenango Department|namesake department]] in western [[Guatemala]]. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of {{convert|2,330|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] at its lowest part. It may reach above {{cvt|2,400|m}} within the city.

As of 2018, the city has a population of 180,706. 43% of the population was indigenous in 2014.<ref>[https://guatemalanosedetiene.gt/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CE-QH-La-Mesilla_Dx_Resumen.pdf CORREDOR ECONÓMICO Quetzaltenango-Huehuetenango/La Mesilla]</ref> The Municipality of Quetzaltenango consists of an area of {{cvt|122|km2}}. Municipalities abutting the municipality of Quetzaltenango include [[Salcajá]], [[Cantel, Guatemala|Cantel]], [[Almolonga, Quetzaltenango|Almolonga]], [[Zunil]], [[El Palmar, Quetzaltenango|El Palmar]], [[Concepción Chiquirichapa]], [[San Mateo, Quetzaltenango|San Mateo]], [[La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango|La Esperanza]], and [[Olintepeque]] in Quetzaltenango department and [[San Andrés Xecul]] in [[Totonicapán]] department.

==Etymology==
The word "Quetzaltenango" is generally considered to mean "the place of the [[Resplendent quetzal|quetzal]] bird." The resplendent quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala, and the [[Guatemalan quetzal]] is the currency of Guatemala. Quetzaltenango became the city's official name in colonial times{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}. 

Many people, especially the indigenous population and locals, refer to the city by its [[Kʼicheʼ people|Kʼicheʼ]] Mayan name, "Xelajú", or more commonly "Xela". This name is derived from the indigenous ''xe laju' noj'', meaning "under ten mountains", referring to the mountain range of the [[Sierra Madre de Chiapas]] near the city. Some proudly but unofficially consider it the "capital of the Mayas".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quetzaltenango –Xela o Xelajú, Quetzaltenango {{!}} Lugares turísticos, Historia y Cómo Llegar |url=https://www.guatevalley.com/municipio/quetzaltenango-%E2%80%93xela-o-xelaju-quetzaltenango |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.guatevalley.com}}</ref>[[File:Quetzaltenango Parque Central c.1894.png|thumb|left|Quetzaltenango central park c. 1894]]

==History==
[[File:Escudoaltos 2014-06-16 06-59.jpg|left|thumb|Coat of arms of [[Los Altos, Central America|Los Altos]], carved in stone on the grave of heroes in the Cemetery]]
In [[pre-Columbian]] times, Quetzaltenango was a city of the [[Mam people|Mam]] [[Maya people|Mayans]], although by the time of the [[Spanish conquest of Guatemala|Spanish conquest]] in 1524, it had become part of the [[K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The city was said to have already been over 300 years old when the Spanish first arrived. With the help of his [[Indian auxiliaries|allies]], [[Conquistador]] [[Pedro de Alvarado]] defeated and killed the Maya ruler [[Tecún Umán]] here{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}.

From 1838 to 1840 Quetzaltenango was the capital of the state of [[Los Altos, Central America|Los Altos]], one of the states or provinces of the [[Federal Republic of Central America]]. As the union broke up, the army of  [[Rafael Carrera]] conquered Quetzaltenango making it part of Guatemala. In 1850, the city had a population of approximately 20,000.<ref name=Baily1>{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|pages=84–85|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/84/}}</ref>

During the 19th century, [[coffee]] was introduced as a major crop in the area. As a result, the economy of Xela prospered{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}. Much fine [[Belle Époque]] architecture can still be found in the city.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

On October 24, 1902, at 5:00 pm, the [[Santa María (volcano)|Santa María Volcano]] erupted. Rocks and ash fell on Quetzaltenango at 6 PM, only one hour after the eruption.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

In the 1920s, a young [[Romani people|Romani]] woman named Vanushka Cardena Barajas died and was buried in the Xela city cemetery. An active legend has developed around her tomb that says those who bring flowers or write a request on her tomb will be reunited with their former romantic partners. The Guatemalan songwriter Alvaro Aguilar wrote a song based on this legend.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

In 1930 the only electric railway in Guatemala, the ''[[Ferrocarril de Los Altos]]'', was inaugurated. It was built by [[AEG (German company)|AEG]] and [[Krupp]] and had 14 train cars. The track connected Quetzaltenango with [[San Felipe, Retalhuleu|San Felipe]], [[Retalhuleu]]. It was soon destroyed by mudslides and finally demolished in 1933. The people of Quetzaltenango are still very proud of the railway. A [[List of railway museums|railway museum]] has been established in the city center.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Since the late 1990s Quetzaltenango has been having an economic boom, which makes it the city with the second-highest contribution to the Guatemalan economy{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}. With its first high-rise buildings being built, it is expected by 2015{{update inline|date=January 2022}} to have a more prominent skyline, with buildings up to 15 floors tall.
 
In 2008, the Central American Congress [[PARLACEN]] announced that every September 15, Quetzaltenango will be [[Central America]]'s capital of culture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.guatelog.com/log/576/Historia-de-Quetzaltenango.html |title=GuateLog - ''Historia de Quetzaltenango''<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426082213/http://www.guatelog.com/log/576/Historia-de-Quetzaltenango.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Quetzaltenango was supposed to host  [[2018 Central American and Caribbean Games]] but dropped out due to a lack of funding for the event.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120630140632/http://www.notisistema.com/noticias/?p=464027 notisistema.com]; ''Ciudad guatemalteca, candidata para Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2018.''</ref>

In March 2022, indigenous activists began blockading the central waste deposit near Valle de Palajunoj to protest a [[:es:Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial| city development plan]] enacted by the municipal authorities in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Escobar |first1=Gilberto |url=https://amerika21.de/blog/2022/04/257520/guatemala-blockaden-im-valle-de-palajuno |title=Guatemala: Ein Tag bei den Blockaden im Valle de Palajunoj |translator-last=Austen |translator-first=Thorben |work=amerika21 |language=German |publisher=Mondial21 e. V. |date=9 April 2022 |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
{{Further|Quetzaltenango Municipal Theatre}}

==Climate==

[[File:Quetzaltenango farm highlands 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Farming highlands]]

According to [[Köppen climate classification]], Quetzaltenango features a [[Oceanic climate#Subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|subtropical highland climate]] (''Cwb''). In general, the climate in Quetzaltenango can go from mild to chilly, with occasional sporadic warm episodes. The daily high is usually reached around noon. From then on, temperatures decrease exceptionally fast. The city is quite dry, except during the rainy season. Quetzaltenango is the coolest major city in Guatemala.

There are two main seasons in Quetzaltenango (as in all of Guatemala); the rainy season, which generally runs from late May through late October, and the dry season, which runs from early November until April. During the rainy season, rain falls consistently, usually in the afternoons, but there are occasions in which it rains all day long or at least during the morning. During the dry season, the city frequently will not receive a single drop of rain for months on end.

The coldest months are November through February, with minimum temperatures averaging {{convert|4|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}, and maximum temperatures averaging {{convert|22|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}. The warmest months are March through July, with minimum temperatures averaging {{convert|8|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} and maximum temperatures averaging {{convert|23|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}. Yearly, the average low is {{convert|6.4|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} and the average high is {{convert|22.5|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Quetzaltenango - Labor Ovalle Weather Station  (Temp.: 1991&minus;2010 / Prec.: 1980&minus;2010)
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|Jan record high C = 28.4
|Feb record high C = 29.8
|Mar record high C = 30.0
|Apr record high C = 28.2
|May record high C = 30.2
|Jun record high C = 26.5
|Jul record high C = 25.2
|Aug record high C = 25.0
|Sep record high C = 26.0
|Oct record high C = 25.2
|Nov record high C = 25.6
|Dec record high C = 26.2
|year record high C = 

|Jan high C = 22.0
|Feb high C = 23.5
|Mar high C = 25.5
|Apr high C = 23.8
|May high C = 23.1
|Jun high C = 21.9
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 22.1
|Sep high C = 20.9
|Oct high C = 21.7
|Nov high C = 21.3
|Dec high C = 22.1

|Jan mean C = 12.9
|Feb mean C = 13.7
|Mar mean C = 14.8
|Apr mean C = 15.8
|May mean C = 15.8
|Jun mean C = 15.6
|Jul mean C = 15.8
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 15.2
|Oct mean C = 15.0
|Nov mean C = 14.0
|Dec mean C = 13.2
|year mean C = 14.7

|Jan low C = 2.3
|Feb low C = 2.9
|Mar low C = 3.9
|Apr low C = 6.3
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 9.3
|Jul low C = 8.2
|Aug low C = 8.5
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 6.0
|Dec low C = 2.8

|Jan record low C = -11.5
|Feb record low C = -5.4
|Mar record low C = -5.2
|Apr record low C = -3.6
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jul record low C = 2.5
|Aug record low C = 0.5
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 0.0
|Nov record low C = -5.5
|Dec record low C = -5.4
|year record low C = -11.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm =   1.8
|Feb rain mm =   5.5
|Mar rain mm =  14.4
|Apr rain mm =  41.2
|May rain mm = 131.6
|Jun rain mm = 147.8
|Jul rain mm =  98.7
|Aug rain mm = 107.0
|Sep rain mm = 134.7
|Oct rain mm =  93.6
|Nov rain mm =  18.7
|Dec rain mm =   7.1

|Jan rain days =  0.8
|Feb rain days =  0.9
|Mar rain days =  2.3
|Apr rain days =  5.9
|May rain days = 16.8
|Jun rain days = 21.9
|Jul rain days = 18.0
|Aug rain days = 17.5
|Sep rain days = 22.8
|Oct rain days = 14.5
|Nov rain days =  5.7
|Dec rain days =  2.1

|Jan sun = 249.6
|Feb sun = 240.3
|Mar sun = 249.3
|Apr sun = 212.8
|May sun = 167.1
|Jun sun = 142.3
|Jul sun = 185.3
|Aug sun = 187.5
|Sep sun = 135.6
|Oct sun = 156.9
|Nov sun = 199.2
|Dec sun =  228.7

<!-- Average daily % humidity -->
|Jan humidity= 65.7
|Feb humidity= 63.1
|Mar humidity= 64.5
|Apr humidity= 68.4
|May humidity= 74.5
|Jun humidity= 79.4
|Jul humidity= 74.5
|Aug humidity= 76.1
|Sep humidity= 81.2
|Oct humidity= 79.3
|Nov humidity= 72.7
|Dec humidity= 68.6

|source 1 = [[Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia]]<ref name=Insivumeh>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/QUETZALTENANGO/LABOR%20OVALLE%20PARAMETROS.htm
 |title        = Ministerio de comunicaciones Infraestructura y Vivienda
 |access-date   = 2011-08-04
 |date         = August 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120321224903/http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/meteorologia/ESTACIONES/QUETZALTENANGO/LABOR%20OVALLE%20PARAMETROS.htm
 |archive-date = 2012-03-21
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
|date=December 2012}}

==Economy==
Historically, the city produced [[wheat]], [[maize]], fruits, and vegetables. It also had a healthy [[livestock]] industry. Livestock was exported throughout the country and to [[El Salvador]]. As of 1850, wheat was the largest export, followed by [[Theobroma cacao|cacao]], [[sugar]], [[wool]] and [[cotton]].<ref name=Baily1/>

== Sports ==
Quetzaltenango is home to the [[Club Xelajú MC]] soccer team. The team competes at [[Estadio Mario Camposeco]] which has a capacity of 13,500 and is the most successful non-capital team in the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mixelajumc.com/historia/ |title=La historia de un grande del fútbol nacional |website=mixelajumc.com |url-status=unfit |archive-date=2007-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514064854/http://www.mixelajumc.com/historia/}}</ref>

Due to the city's high altitude many athletes have prepared themselves here such as Olympic silver medalist [[Erick Barrondo]] and the 2004 Cuban volleyball team.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

The swimming team has enjoyed success in national and international events.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Quetzaltenango withdrew from hosting the [[2018 Central American and Caribbean Games]]. It planned to build a 30,000-seat stadium by 2016, as well seven new facilities for indoor sports and aquatics.<ref>[http://noticias.emisorasunidas.com/noticias/nacionales/xela-presenta-candidatura-para-realizar-juegos-centroamericanos-y-del-caribe-201 noticias.emisorasunidas.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323144800/http://noticias.emisorasunidas.com/noticias/nacionales/xela-presenta-candidatura-para-realizar-juegos-centroamericanos-y-del-caribe-201 |date=2012-03-23 }}; ''Xela presenta candidatura para realizar Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 2018. Radio Emisoras Unidas - en línea desde Guatemala.''</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Cuatro Caminos Guatemala.JPG|thumb|The ''Cuatro Caminos'' intersection is outside the city.]]
The city has a system of micro-buses for quick and cheap movement. A micro-bus is essentially a large van stuffed with seats. Micro-buses are numbered based on the route they take (e.g., "''Ruta 7''"). There is no government-run mass transport system in the city. The sole public means of transport is the bus or micro-buses. Transportation to other cities is provided by bus. Bicycling is a way to get around and to travel to (and in) rural areas. [[Quetzaltenango Airport]] provides air service to the city.

==Education==
{{Cleanup rewrite|2=section|date=April 2022}}
Quetzaltenango (Xela) is the center of many schools and Universities that provide Education to locals and many thousands of students from the surrounding cities and departments (states) and international students from North America and Europe,  that's the reason it's a very important city for the south-west/north-west region of the Country of Guatemala, for many decades Quetzaltenango has produced distinguished Citizens through all Educational establishments, among those we can mention:

* Centro Universitario de Occidente San Carlos de Guatemala (CUNOC)
* [[Universidad Rafael Landivar]]
* [[Universidad Mariano Gálvez]]
* [[Universidad Mesoamericana]]
* Universidad de Occidente
* [[Universidad Galileo]]

==People born in Quetzaltenango==
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* [[Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán]] (1913&ndash;1971), [[President of Guatemala]]
* [[Manuel Barillas]] (1845&ndash;1907), [[President of Guatemala]]
* [[Jesús Castillo (composer)|Jesús Castillo]] (1877&ndash;1946), Musician <ref>{{cite web |title=Jesús Castillo |website=HMdb.org – The Historical Marker Database |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=100766}}</ref>
* [[Ricardo Castillo (composer)|Ricardo Castillo]] (1891&ndash;1966), composer
* [[Manuel Estrada Cabrera]] (1898&ndash;1924), President of Guatemala
* [[Rodolfo Galeotti Torres]] (1912&ndash;1988), sculptor
* [[Alberto Fuentes Mohr]] (1927&ndash;1979), economist, finance minister, foreign minister, social-democratic leaders
* Comandante [[Rolando Morán]] (1929–1998), one of the guerrilla leaders in the [[Guatemalan Civil War]]
* [[Carlos Navarrete Cáceres]] (b. 1931), anthropologist and writer
* [[Efraín Recinos]] (1928&ndash;2011), engineer, architect, sculptor
* [[Otto René Castillo]] (b. 1934), poet and revolutionary
* [[Rodolfo Robles]] (1878&ndash;1939), physician and philanthropist
*[[Julio Serrano Echeverría]] (b. 1983), poet and writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.literaturaguatemalteca.org/julioserrano.htm|title=Julio Serrano|website=www.literaturaguatemalteca.org|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref>
* [[José Carlos de Gálvez y Valiente]] (1831, 1838, 1853), [[Alcalde Primero del Ayantamiento de Quetzaltenango]]

==Consular representations==
* Mobile Consulate of El Salvador<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comunidades.gob.sv/comunidades/comunidades.nsf/pages/CenANoti9-06-181203 |title=Por primera vez Consulado Móvil a la Ciudad de Quetzaltenango, llevará el Consulado General de Guatemala |website=Comunidad en Accion |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108234043/http://www.comunidades.gob.sv/comunidades/comunidades.nsf/pages/CenANoti9-06-181203 |archive-date=8 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Consulate of Italy (Closed) <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.embajada-consulado.com/consulados-de-italia_en_guatemala.html | title=Consulados de Italia en Guatemala }}</ref>
* Consulate of Mexico<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sre.gob.mx/quetzaltenango | title=Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores &#124; Gobierno &#124; gob.mx }}</ref>
*Honorary Consulate of Spain<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lexureditorial.com/boe/0710/18083.htm |title=Orden AEC/2996/2007, de 1 de octubre, por la que se crea una Oficina Consular Honoraria de España en Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) |website=Lexur Editorial |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617110652/http://www.lexureditorial.com/boe/0710/18083.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in North America#Guatemala|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Guatemala}}
Quetzaltenango is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
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*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Campeche City|Campeche]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web |title=Acuerdos interinstitucionales registrados por dependencias y municipios de Campeche|url=https://coordinacionpolitica.sre.gob.mx/index.php/entidades/70-campeche|website=sre.gob.mx|publisher=Secretaría de relaciones exteriores|language=es|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas|Chiapa de Corzo]], Mexico<ref name=chiapas>{{cite web |title=Acuerdos interinstitucionales registrados por dependencias y municipios de Chiapas|url=https://coordinacionpolitica.sre.gob.mx/index.php/entidades/71-chiapas|website=sre.gob.mx|publisher=Secretaría de relaciones exteriores|language=es|access-date=2021-01-22}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Livermore, California|Livermore]], United States<ref>{{cite web |title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.livermoreca.gov/our-community/sister-cities|website=cityoflivermore.net|publisher=City of Livermore|access-date=2022-05-27}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[San Cristóbal de Las Casas]], Mexico<ref name=chiapas/>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santa Fe, Granada|Santa Fe]], Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Capitulaciones de Santa Fe|url=http://www.santafe.es/data/ficherosadjuntos_contenidosweb/contenidos_664_418_20120413115519.pdf|website=santafe.es|publisher=Granada Hoy|page=7|language=es|date=April 2012|access-date=2021-01-21}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Santa María Huatulco]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web |title=Acuerdos interinstitucionales registrados por dependencias y municipios de Oaxaca|url=https://coordinacionpolitica.sre.gob.mx/index.php/entidades/77-oaxaca|website=sre.gob.mx|publisher=Secretaría de relaciones exteriores|language=es|access-date=2021-01-22}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Tapachula]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web |title=Reactivación económica: primer encuentro virtual Xela – Tapachula|url=https://lavozdexela.com/noticias/reactivacion-economica-primer-encuentro-virtual-xela-tapachula/|website=lavozdexela.com|publisher=La Voz de Xela|language=es|date=2020-07-16|access-date=2021-01-22}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tromsø]], Norway<ref>{{cite web |title=Fakta om Tromsø: Tromsøs vennskapsbyer|url=https://tromso.kommune.no/fakta-om-tromso|website=tromso.kommune.no|publisher=Tromsø Kommune|language=no|access-date=2022-05-27}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], Italy<ref>{{cite web |title=Municipalidad se pronuncia sobre viaje de concejal a Turín|url=https://lavozdexela.com/noticias/municipalidad-se-pronuncia-sobre-viaje-de-concejal-a-turin/|website=lavozdexela.com|publisher=La Voz de Xela|language=es|date=2018-06-14|access-date=2021-01-22}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Veracruz (city)|Veracruz]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web |title=Acuerdos interinstitucionales registrados por dependencias y municipios de Veracruz|url=https://coordinacionpolitica.sre.gob.mx/index.php/entidades/152-veracruz|website=sre.gob.mx|publisher=Secretaría de relaciones exteriores|language=es|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Hospital Nacional San Juan de Dios]]
* [[Luna de Xelajú]]
* [[History of Guatemala]]
* [[History of Central America]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Quetzaltenango}}
{{Wikivoyage|Quetzaltenango}}
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{{Quetzaltenango Department}}

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