Sololá (department)
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Departments of Guatemala
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in the west 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...
. The capital is the city of Sololá
Sololá
Sololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality.The name is a hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one spelling variant of which is T'zolojy'a...
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Municipalities
- ConcepciónConcepción, SololáConcepción is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- NahualáNahualáNahualá is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catarina Nahualá, in honor of the town’s patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá"....
- Nueva Santa Catarina IxtahuacanNueva Santa Catarina IxtahuacanNueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a village in the northwest corner of the Sololá department of Guatemala, about west of Guatemala City. The village is along both Guatemalan Highway 3 and Central American Highway CA-1...
- PanajachelPanajachelPanajachel is a town in the southwestern Guatemalan Highlands, in the department of Sololá. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The altitude is...
- San Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés SemetabajSan Andrés Semetabaj is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- San Antonio PalopóSan Antonio PalopóSan Antonio Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The village is on the eastern shore of Lake Atitlán. The lowest elevation is at the shoreline. The people of the region are Cakchiquel Maya with a distinctive style of clothing. The patron saint of the village is St....
- San José ChacayáSan José ChacayáSan José Chacayá is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- San Juan La Laguna
- San Lucas TolimánSan Lucas TolimánSan Lucas Tolimán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town of 17,000 people sits on the southeastern shore of Lago de Atitlán, described by Aldous Huxley as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The population is 90-95% Highland Maya...
- San Marcos La LagunaSan Marcos La LagunaSan Marcos La Laguna is a village on the western shore of Lago Atitlán in the Sololá Department of Guatemala. The village is northwest of three volcanos Volcán San Pedro, Volcán Tolimán, and Volcán Atitlán. The village has an outdoor amphitheater and a few hostels. San Marcos connects to other...
- San Pablo La LagunaSan Pablo La LagunaSan Pablo La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It consists of the village that bears the name San Pablo La Laguna which is situated on the shore of Lake Atitlan between the villages of San Juan La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna....
- San Pedro La LagunaSan Pedro La LagunaSan Pedro La Laguna is a small town with a population of approximately 13,000 people which is nestled on the Western shore of Lake Atitlan beneath the volcano which also bears its name. It is in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The inhabitants of San Pedro are primarily Tz'utujil Mayan with a...
- Santa Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina IxtahuacanSanta Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 7500 ft altitude in the steep mountains descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'ichee'...
- Santa Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina PalopóSanta Catarina Palopó is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, approximately 3 miles South-Southeast of Panajachel, a popular tourist destination. To the East-Southeast is San Antonio Palopó. The three aforementioned...
- Santa Clara La LagunaSanta Clara La LagunaSanta Clara La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.Location:Lat: 14°42'49" NLon: 91°18'16" WUTM: Zone 15.Lat. 1628750 NLon. 682600 E...
- Santa Cruz La LagunaSanta Cruz La LagunaSanta Cruz La Laguna is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Atitlán and has a population of approximately 6000 people.-Village:...
- Santa Lucía UtatlánSanta Lucía UtatlánSanta Lucía Utatlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- Santa María VisitaciónSanta María VisitaciónSanta María Visitación is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- Santiago AtitlánSantiago AtitlánSantiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is situated on Lago de Atitlán, which has an elevation of . The town sits on a bay of Lago Atitlan between two volcanos. Volcan San Pedro rises to west of town; Volcan Toliman rises to southeast of town. Volcan...
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