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Joyabaj was an important part of the royal route to Mexico during the Spanish time. On February 4, 1976, the town was almost destroyed by an earthquake. Most of its beautiful colonial houses and buildings were lost and hundreds of people died. Joyabaj was also hit hard by the civil war that lasted about 30 years in Guatemala.
Y a no ser por sus zapatos, Chanclas, botas y escarpín, Descalcita por el suelo Anduviera la infeliz Apetito nunca tuvo Acabando de comer, Ni gozó salud completa Cuando no se hallaba bien Se murió del mal de arrugas, Ya encorvada como un tres, Y jamás volvió a quejarse Ni de hambre ni de sed. Y esta pobre viejecita Al morir no dejó más
José de Alvarado —relative of conquistador Pedro de Alvarado— was given from the Kingdom of Guatemala authorities more than one hundred fifty acres of land in the Santa María Xoyavaj region, dando origen a los establecimientos de colonizadores españoles en la región.
Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz (born c. 1970) is a Guatemalan Kʼicheʼ journalist who reports on indigenous affairs in the town of Joyabaj.She received international attention in 2020 when she was arrested and charged with sedition after reporting on a protest against the municipal government; the charges were dropped in 2021.
The Programa Pueblos Pintorescos ("Picturesque Towns Program") is an initiative led by Guatemala's Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo, known as INGUAT. [1] The program seeks to promote sustainable tourism development in a network of towns and cities that have been identified for their historical, cultural, and natural attributes.
Santa María Nebaj (Spanish pronunciation:; usually abbreviated to Nebaj) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.Santa María Nebaj is part of the Ixil Community, along with San Juan Cotzal and San Gaspar Chajul.
Guatemala also has an almost five-century-old tradition of art music, spanning from the first liturgical chant and polyphony, introduced in 1524 to contemporary art music. Much of the music composed in Guatemala from the 16th century to the 19th century has only recently been unearthed by scholars and is being revived by performers.
The Guatemala City metropolitan area (Área Metropolitana de Guatemala or AMG) is a conglomeration of densely populated municipalities surrounding Guatemala City. In 2005, the metropolitan area was defined by the governments of Guatemala and Guatemala City as comprising the municipalities of Amatitlán , Chinautla , Guatemala City, Mixco , San ...