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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.
Casa de enfrente, La (2003) Castillo de las momias de Guanajuato, El (1973) Collect Call (2002) Cristo negro, El (1955) Cruces poblado próximo, Las (2006) Cuando sea diputado (2005) Cuando vuelvas a mí (1953)
Con banquitos y cojines Y resorte al espaldar Ni otra cama que una grande Más dorada que un altar, Con colchón de blanda pluma, Mucha seda y mucho olán. Y esta pobre viejecita Cada año, hasta su fin, Tuvo un año más de vieja Y uno menos que vivir Y al mirarse en el espejo La espantaba siempre allí Otra vieja de antiparras, Papalina y ...
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.
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.
Quiché has historically been one of the most populous departments of Guatemala. At the 2018 census it had a population of 949,261. [1] Mayans account for 88.6% of the department's population. [2] Kʼicheʼ people are the largest Mayan ethnic group in the department, and account for 65.1% of the total population. [2] The department is named ...
Villa Nueva is a city in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The city centre of Villa Nueva at Villa Nueva Central Park is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 618,397 (2018 census), [2] making it the second largest in Guatemala Department, after Guatemala City. It was founded on 17 April 1763 ...