Guatemala Highlands

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The Guatemala Highlands are a mountainous region in central and western Guatemala known for their volcanic landscapes, dense indigenous Maya population, and cultural and economic significance to the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala
lowland Petén region
contains Alta Verapaz Department
Altiplano of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands

Chimaltenango Department
Coban region
Huehuetenango Department
Lake Atitlán
Quetzaltenango Department
linked to: Quetzaltenango

Quiché Department
San Marcos Department
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sololá Department
Totonicapán Department
linked to: Totonicapán region
country Guatemala
geology volcanic origin
hasCity Cobán
Quetzaltenango
hasClimate cooler temperatures than lowlands
temperate highland climate
hasCulturalSignificance center of contemporary Maya culture
important for Guatemalan national identity
region of traditional Maya languages and customs
hasEconomicActivity bean cultivation
coffee production
horticulture
maize cultivation
subsistence agriculture
textile production
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Ixil Maya
linked to: Ixil

Kaqchikel Maya
linked to: Kaqchikel

Kʼicheʼ Maya
linked to: Kʼicheʼ

Mam Maya
linked to: Mam

Maya peoples
Poqomchiʼ Maya
Qʼanjobʼal Maya
linked to: Qʼanjobʼal
hasFeature deep valley
mountain range
plateau
volcano
hasHighestPoint Volcán Tajumulco
hasLandscape volcanic landscape
hasLanguage Kaqchikel language
linked to: Kaqchikel

Kʼicheʼ language
Mam language
Spanish language
linked to: Spanish
hasPopulationCharacteristic dense indigenous population
majority Maya population in many municipalities
hasReligiousPractice syncretic Catholic-Maya traditions
hasRisk landslides
seismic activity
volcanic eruptions
hasTown Chichicastenango
Panajachel
Sololá
Totonicapán
locatedIn central Guatemala
western Guatemala
partOf Central America
Guatemalan interior highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
usedFor coffee export economy of Guatemala
domestic food production in Guatemala

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Guatemala City locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
Americas containsSubregion Guatemala Highlands
Classic period in Mesoamerica appliesToTerritory Maya Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Santa María locatedIn Western Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Usumacinta River sourceRegion Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Fuego locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Guatemala Highlands partOf Guatemalan interior highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Guatemala Highlands contains Altiplano of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Kaminaljuyú partOf Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala regionOfFocus Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Quetzaltenango locatedIn Western Highlands of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Quetzaltenango partOf Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Lake Atitlán locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Sierra Madre de Chiapas runsThrough Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Kʼicheʼ primaryRegion Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Battle of Quetzaltenango locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Qʼanjobʼal spokenIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Uspantek spokenIn Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Jakaltek primaryRegion Guatemala’s western highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
San Sebastián (San Marcos, Guatemala) locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
subject linked to: San Sebastián
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Ixil region El Quiché highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Akatek spokenInRegion Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
The Blood of Guatemala geographicalScope Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
The Blood of Guatemala setIn Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Totonicapán region locatedIn Guatemalan Western Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Maya peoples mainRegion Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Maya lowlands borderedBy Maya highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
CA-1 connects Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Acatenango locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc–La Mesilla border crossing servesRegion Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Chimaltenango Department locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Coban region locatedOn Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Kʼicheʼ language region Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Mam language region Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Cobán locatedOn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Chichicastenango locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Totonicapán partOf Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Sololá locatedIn western highlands of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Sololá region Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Quiché Department partOf Western Highlands of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Quiché Department locatedOn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Valley of Guatemala locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Poqomchiʼ Maya region Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Huehuetenango Department partOf Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Kʼicheʼ people primaryRegion Guatemalan highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Sacatepéquez Department locatedOn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Kaqchikel people primaryRegion Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Quetzaltenango Department locatedIn Guatemalan Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Xela locatedInRegion Western Highlands of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala Highlands
Xela isMajorUrbanCenterOf Guatemalan Western Highlands
linked to: Guatemala Highlands