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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 topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [2] The first table below ranks the 25 highest major summits of Central America by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
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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).
Geodetic latitude and geocentric latitude have different definitions. Geodetic latitude is defined as the angle between the equatorial plane and the surface normal at a point on the ellipsoid, whereas geocentric latitude is defined as the angle between the equatorial plane and a radial line connecting the centre of the ellipsoid to a point on the surface (see figure).
This is a list of the extreme points of Central America, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location on the region.The list also included highest and lowest points and identifies the most extensive lake.
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.