Almolonga, Quetzaltenango

Almolonga, Quetzaltenango

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subdivision_name1 = Quetzaltenango Department
leader_title = Alcalde
leader_name = Catarino Eligio Cacatzun Machic
established_title = Foundation
established_date = before 1524
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longd=91 |longm=29 |longs=40 |longEW=W
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website = [http://www.inforpressca.com/almolonga/index.php Infopressca]
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Almolonga is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala, located on a road between Quetzaltenango city and Zunil. The majority of its population is indigenous, speaking K'iche' (Quiché) language.

The city is known as the "Vegetable of the Americas" (la Hortaliza de América) due to an intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. It also has tourist attractions like termal baths or Paradise Valley; it attracts about 120 tourists a year. [http://www.inforpressca.com/almolonga/tusimo.php]


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