Senahú
Encyclopedia
Senahú is a municipality
of the Department of Alta Verapaz
in the Republic of Guatemala
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The community of San Antonio Senahú was founded by Q'eqchi'
Mayan
refugees from a series of 19th century conflicts in the Ishi Mountains of Central Guatemala. By the mid 1870s, it had become a center of German settlement in Guatemala and a major source of coffee for the European market.
The regions wealth is still formed by big coffee farms and other agriculturist products. In the natural resources it can be found the river of the farm "Trece Aguas", the waterfalls Sereizi and a viewpoint in the general cemetery. Other famous places are the ruins of Chijolom and La Providencia. The crafts elaborated in this region are weaves, ceramics, basketwork, rigs, musical instruments, masks, bed rolls of palm, chandler's shop, objects of "tule" and fireworks.
The approximated extension for this municipality is of 336 km², with a total population of 28,550 inhabitants (1981 census). Its neighbours are, at the north boundaries Cahabón and Lanquín
(Alta Verapaz), south with Panzos
and Tucurú
, east with El Estor
(Izabal), west with Tucurú
and San Pedró Carcha
(Alta Verapaz). The municipality is formed by 1 town and 41 communities.
.
celebrating native peoples is held here. The festivities include a beauty contest for Q'eqchi' Maya women, the winner of which is crowned with the title "Miss Senahu
k".
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of the Department of Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz...
in the Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
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The community of San Antonio Senahú was founded by Q'eqchi'
Q'eqchi' people
Q'eqchi are one of the Maya peoples in Guatemala and Belize, whose indigenous language is also called Q'eqchi'....
Mayan
Maya peoples
The Maya people constitute a diverse range of the Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region who share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term...
refugees from a series of 19th century conflicts in the Ishi Mountains of Central Guatemala. By the mid 1870s, it had become a center of German settlement in Guatemala and a major source of coffee for the European market.
The regions wealth is still formed by big coffee farms and other agriculturist products. In the natural resources it can be found the river of the farm "Trece Aguas", the waterfalls Sereizi and a viewpoint in the general cemetery. Other famous places are the ruins of Chijolom and La Providencia. The crafts elaborated in this region are weaves, ceramics, basketwork, rigs, musical instruments, masks, bed rolls of palm, chandler's shop, objects of "tule" and fireworks.
The approximated extension for this municipality is of 336 km², with a total population of 28,550 inhabitants (1981 census). Its neighbours are, at the north boundaries Cahabón and Lanquín
Lanquín
Lanquín is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 380 m above sea level. It contains 16,500 people, many of Q'eqchi' Maya descent...
(Alta Verapaz), south with Panzos
Panzós
Panzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 60 local inhabitants were killed by the army....
and Tucurú
Tucurú
Tucurú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....
, east with El Estor
El Estor
El Estor is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala.Before roads and railroads, Lake Izabal was the link between Alta Verapaz and the rest of the world. What is now known as "El Estor" was the landing and trading post for cargo and travelers to frontier towns such as Cobán...
(Izabal), west with Tucurú
Tucurú
Tucurú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz....
and San Pedró Carcha
San Pedro Carchá
San Pedro Carchá, usually referred to as Carchá, is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is situated at 1282 m above sea level. It has an estimated population 245,000 people.It covers a terrain of 1082 km².-Sports:...
(Alta Verapaz). The municipality is formed by 1 town and 41 communities.
Languages spoken
The chief languages are Q'eqchi' and SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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Important dates
- March 13, 1989 – By Governmental Agreement the region was raised to municipality.
Celebrations
June, 8-13 – In Honor of San Antonio. Each year at the end of August, a festival of San Antonio de PaduaSan Antonio de Padua
San Antonio de Padua, or plainly Padua, is a city in the Greater Buenos Aires, in Argentina. It is located in Merlo . The city has an area of and a population of around 38,000....
celebrating native peoples is held here. The festivities include a beauty contest for Q'eqchi' Maya women, the winner of which is crowned with the title "Miss Senahu
Senahú
Senahú is a municipality of the Department of Alta Verapaz in the Republic of Guatemala.The community of San Antonio Senahú was founded by Q'eqchi' Mayan refugees from a series of 19th century conflicts in the Ishi Mountains of Central Guatemala...
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