Concepción Chiquirichapa

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Concepción Chiquirichapa is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Quetzaltenango in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, 14 kilometers west of the departmental capital of Quetzaltenango, and 214 kilometers west of the capital Guatemala City. The municipality has a population of 17,342, 98% of whom identify as indigenous Maya-Mam and speak a dialect of Southern Mam. ()

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

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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.

4.9 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.
5.6 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.
2.4 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.
5.4 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.
1.3 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.

Concepción Chiquirichapa

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

Chicabal

Chicabal Lake

Volcán Siete Orejas

Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple, Quetzaltenango

San Juan Ostuncalco