Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan

Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan

Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It is located at about 7500 ft altitude in the steep mountains descending from the western highlands to the southern coastal plain. The indigenous language is K'ichee'. The town has largely been abandoned after large landslides during hurricane Mitch (1998); a year after this catastrophe, it was moved to the territory of neighbouring Santa Catarina Nahualá.

External links

* [http://projectinfoixtahuacan.org/pb/wp_ac3b66a6/wp_ac3b66a6.html?0.7147099677076144 Project Info Ixtahuacan]
* [http://www.griotphoto.org/new_page_5.htm Relocation: the new village of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan - photo essay by "griot photo"]

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