- Cuyotenango
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Cuyotenango is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala.
Cuyotenango was founded around the 16th century, and it's name in Nahuatl literally means "Fortification of the Coyote", name given by the Mexican soldiers accompanying Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish conquistador of Guatemala. There is a beach called Tulate, a vacation spot of Semana Santa (Holy Week)
Capital: MazatenangoMunicipalities · Chicacao · Cuyotenango · Mazatenango · Patulul · Pueblo Nuevo · Río Bravo · Samayac · San Antonio Suchitepéquez · San Bernardino · San Francisco Zapotitlán · San Gabriel · San José El Idolo · San Juan Bautista · San Lorenzo · San Miguel Panán · San Pablo Jocopilas · Santa Bárbara · Santo Domingo Suchitepequez · Santo Tomás La Unión · Zunilito
Coordinates: 14°32′N 91°34′W / 14.533°N 91.567°W
Categories:- Municipalities of the Suchitepéquez Department
- Populated places in Guatemala
- Guatemala geography stubs
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