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The 2022 Huehuetenango attack was an alleged assassination attempt against the president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, during a visit to a village of the Huehuetenango Department, less than half a kilometer from the border with Mexico on July 30, 2022.
Huehuetenango ([weweteˈnaŋɡo]) is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala.It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango.The city is situated 269 kilometres (167 mi) from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Highway before the Mexican border at La Mesilla.
Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It is located in the western highlands and shares the borders with the Mexican state of Chiapas in the north and west; with El Quiché in the east, and Totonicapán , Quetzaltenango and San Marcos in the south.
San Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango.It is situated at 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) above sea level in the Cuchumatanes mountain range and covers 560 km² (220 sq mi) of terrain.
San Pedro Soloma (also known as Tzu'luma in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town and municipality of Huehuetenango, a department of Guatemala.It is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes at 2,300 m above sea level.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists and media workers in Latin America. [1] [2] At least 342 journalists were murdered and 126 were disappeared or illegally arrested during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996).
Santa Cruz Barillas (also known as Yalmotx in Qʼanjobʼal) is a town, with a population of 17,166 (2018 census), [2] and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1450 metres above sea level. It covers a terrain of 1,174 km 2. The annual festival is April 29-May 4.
San Rafael Petzal (Spanish pronunciation: [san rafaˈel peˈtsal]) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. According to the 2018 Census, it was home to 11,271 residents. According to the 2018 Census, it was home to 11,271 residents.