Colotenango

Colotenango is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 1,590 m (5,220 ft) above sea level. It contains 14,000 people. It covers a terrain of 71 km² (27 sq mi). The annual festival is February 12-15.

Colotenango has two holy sites called Tuikalajan and Tuisanmarcos.

Demographics

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language.[1] Two-thirds of the residents are Catholic, while about thirty percent are Evangelica.

Aldeas

Colotenango includes the following aldeas (towns): Caniche, Colotenango (el pueblo), El Granadillo, Ical, Ixconlaj, La Barranca, La Lagunita, La Vega, Llano Grande, Los Naranjales, Luminoche, Sacuil, Siete Caminos, Tixel, Tohlac, Tuitzloch, Tuitzquian and Xemal.

External links

• in Spanish
• [2] Municipal map.

Coordinates: 15°25′N 91°43′W / 15.417°N 91.717°W / 15.417; -91.717