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Concepción Chiquirichapa

#107 among destinations in Guatemala

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Concepción Chiquirichapa
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Alternative names: Population: 8.1 thous.Area: 18.53 mi²Coordinates: 14°51'0"N, 91°37'12"W
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QuezaltenangoGuatemala

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Concepción Chiquirichapa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chicabal, Chicabal Lake, Volcán Siete Orejas, Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple.

  • chicabal4.9 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

    Chicabal

    126 min walk • Chicabal is a 2,720 metres inactive volcano in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its edifice has a volume of 12 km3. The volcano has a crater lake, Chicabal Lake, and is constructed within a collapse scar that may have been the consequence of a failure of a previous edifice. It is associated with Santa Maria volcano.

  • chicabal lake5.6 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Chicabal Lake

    142 min walk • Chicabal Lake is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of San Martín Sacatepéquez in the department of Quetzaltenango.

  • volcan siete orejas2.4 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Volcán Siete Orejas

    63 min walk • Volcán Siete Orejas is a stratovolcano in Guatemala located within the Quetzaltenango Department, in the municipalities of Quetzaltenango, Concepción Chiquirichapa, La Esperanza, and San Martin Sacatepequez. It is in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

  • quetzaltenango guatemala temple5.4 miE
    Temple

    Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple, Quetzaltenango

    137 min walk • The Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple is the second temple built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala. It was the fifth temple of the church in Central America. The temple is located in the western part of the city, near the Parque Zoológico Minerva.

  • san juan ostuncalco1.3 miN
    Village

    San Juan Ostuncalco

    34 min walk • Ostuncalco, full name San Juan Ostuncalco, is a town, with a population of 20,763, and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Beside Spanish, local people speak the Mam language. La Victoria is a village in this municipality.

Where to next? Visit quezaltenango Quezaltenango region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Guatemala.

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