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San Juan Comalapa is a town, with a population of 32,312 (2018 census), [3] and a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. San Juan Comalapa is sometimes called the " Florence of America", because of the many Kaqchikel painters living there (one of the more celebrated painters being Paula Nicho Cumez ).
A map of Guatemala. Guatemala is mountainous, except for the south coastal area and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. The country is located in Central America and bounded to the north and west by Mexico, to the east by Belize and by the Gulf of Honduras, to the east by Honduras, to the southeast by El Salvador, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean.
The capital of Chimaltenango is located about 54 kilometers away from Guatemala City. In addition to the city of Chimaltenango, the department contains the towns of Santa Apolonia (known for its ceramics ), San Juan Comalapa, and Patzún (known for its elaborate Corpus Christi celebrations in June).
Santa Apolonia is a municipality in the northern part of Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. Santa Apolonia is bordered by the towns of Tecpán to the west and south, San José Poaquil to the east and San Juan Comalapa to the southeast. The geographical extension of the town is 96 square kilometers (37 mi²).
This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2]
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Comalapa is a compound Nahuatl word derived from comalli ("griddle")+"apa" ("place of"), it may refer to any of the following geographical locations: El Salvador Comalapa, Chalatenango, El Salvador; Comalapa, La Paz, location of the Comalapa International Airport, in La Paz Department; Comalapa River, river in the La Paz Department of El ...
Chimaltenango is a city in Guatemala with a population of 96,985 (2018 census). [3] It serves as both the capital of the department of Chimaltenango and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.