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Verapaz (or Vera Paz) may refer to the following places and jurisdictions : Verapaz, Guatemala, a region of colonial Guatemala, now divided into : Baja
Verapaz
Department of Guatemala
15°30′N 90°20′W / 15.500°N 90.333°W / 15.500; -90.333 Alta Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalta βeɾaˈpas]) is a department in the north central part
Alta_Verapaz
Department of Guatemala
Baja Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa βeɾaˈpas]) is a department in Guatemala. In 2018, the population of the department was 299,476. The capital
Baja_Verapaz_Department
Municipality in Corredor Seco, Guatemala
Santa Cruz Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾus βeɾaˈpas]) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality
Santa_Cruz_Verapaz
B'onb'il Pek Cave in Chisec, Alta Verapaz Chicoy Cave in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz Candelaria Caves in Chisec, Alta Verapaz Ixobel Cave in Poptún, El Petén
List_of_caves_in_Guatemala
Stadium in Cobán, Guatemala
The Verapaz José Ángel Rossi Ponce Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Verapaz José Ángel Rossi Ponce) is a football stadium in the city of Cobán in Guatemala. It
José_Ángel_Rossi_Stadium
railroad, Ferrocarril Verapaz de Guatemala [es] (also known as Ferropazco), used to connect Panzós and Tucurú in Alta Verapaz Department. Its construction
Rail_transport_in_Guatemala
Municipality in Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala
San Cristóbal Verapaz (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal βeɾaˈpas]) is a town, with a population of 20,961 (2018 census), and a municipality (population
San_Cristóbal_Verapaz
Municipality of Guatemala in Baja Verapaz
Granados is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It was named after former Guatemalan president Miguel García Granados in 1893
Granados,_Baja_Verapaz
Administrative divisions of Guatemala
development regions declared by the Guatemalan government. Guatemala Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Chiquimula El Progreso Izabal Zacapa Jutiapa Jalapa Santa Rosa Chimaltenango
Regions_of_Guatemala
Ethnic group
branch. Poqomchí is spoken in Baja Verapaz (Purulhá) and in Alta Verapaz: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú and Tucurú. It is also
Poqomchiʼ_people
Municipality in San Vicente Department, El Salvador
Verapaz is a municipality in the San Vincente department of El Salvador. Verapaz means 'true peace' (from Spanish 'verdadera' [true] and 'paz' [peace])
Verapaz,_El_Salvador
Association football club in El Salvador
Club Deportivo Atlético Verapaz is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Verapaz, San Vincente, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the
Atlético_Verapaz
Maya people
settlements were concentrated in what are now the departments of Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz. Over the course of the succeeding centuries a series of land displacements
Qʼeqchiʼ
Guatemalans of German Descent
Barrios provided them with farmlands in the Western Highlands and Alta Verapaz and by the early 20th century many Germans were living in Guatemala City
German_Guatemalan
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Guatemala
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala
Diocese_of_Verapaz
Natural monument in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Semuc Champey is a natural enclave in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, it consists of a natural 300-metre (980 ft) karst landbridge formed by
Semuc_Champey
Political subdivision of Guatemala
San Marcos Retalhuléu Huehuetenango Quiché Alta Verapaz Izabal Lake Izabal Suchite- péquez Baja Verapaz Chimal- tenango El Progreso Petén Lake Petén Jalapa
Departments_of_Guatemala
Association football club in Guatemala
Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They compete in the Liga Bantrab, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games in the Estadio Verapaz. It is one
CD_Cobán_Imperial
Mayan language spoken in Guatemala
2000, in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, and in the following municipalities of Alta Verapaz: Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú and Tucurú
Poqomchiʼ_language
First German to arrive in Guatemala
trade, which led to Alta Verapaz, where he settled. The descendants of this family still have several fincas in Alta Verapaz where coffee is still grown
Rodolfo_Dieseldorff
Administrative division
Cristóbal Verapaz 192 80 613 419.86 10 San Juan Chamelco 180 61 634 342.41 11 San Pedro Carchá 1 082 255 002 235.68 12 Santa Cruz Verapaz 48 35 878 747
Municipalities_of_Guatemala
Group of birds
concentrated populations are the Baja Verapaz part of the Sierra de las Minas and the Chicabnab Reserve of Alta Verapaz. However, it should be kept in mind
Quetzal
Species of tree
Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz. It is a tree of 6-25 m that grows in swampy broadleaf forest at
Alchornea_integrifolia
Province of the Kingdom of Guatemala
Verapaz, formerly Tezulutlan, was a second order subdivision of the former Kingdom of Guatemala, itself a constituent part of New Spain. The northern
Verapaz,_Guatemala
Species of amphibian
The Baja Verapaz salamander (Cryptotriton veraepacis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala. Its natural
Baja_Verapaz_salamander
Municipality of Guatemala in Alta Verapaz
(2018 census) and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which
Panzós
1960–1996 conflict
Baja Verapaz (5 May 1978). Audiencia del 5 de mayo de 1978 (in Spanish). Cobán, Guatemala. signatories: colonel Benigno Álvarez S., Alta Verapaz governor
Guatemalan_Civil_War
Municipality in Corredor Seco, Guatemala
Tinta is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is located in the hot Polochic River valley. It was originally part
Santa_Catalina_la_Tinta
Species of amphibian
to Guatemala and found on the mountains of southern Alta Verapaz Department and Baja Verapaz Department. It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French
Bocourt's_tree_frog
1524–1697 defeat of Mayan kingdoms
northern lowlands. It includes the modern departments of Baja Verapaz and Alta Verapaz, Izabal and Petén, as well as the eastern part of El Quiché and
Spanish_conquest_of_Guatemala
Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate (1925–2022)
Guatemala, from 1969 to 1977, and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz, Guatemala, from 1971 to 2001, when he retired. Flores Reyes died on 17
Gerardo_Humberto_Flores_Reyes
Dam in San Cristóbal Verapaz, Guatemala
spanning the Chixoy River between the Departments of Baja Verapaz, El Quiché and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. It is the largest structure of its kind in the
Chixoy_Hydroelectric_Dam
Municipality in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
pronunciation: [saŋ xeˈɾonimo]) is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. The municipality is situated at 940 metres above
San_Jerónimo,_Baja_Verapaz
Municipality of Guatemala in Baja Verapaz
Salamá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Baja Verapaz and it is situated at 940 m above sea level. The municipality of Salamá
Salamá
Municipality in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
is a small town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality population was 43,473 at the 2018 census. It is located
Tucurú
River in Guatemala
Minas mountain range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz, flowing through Santa Cruz Verapaz, Tactic, Cobán, San Pedro Carchá
Cahabón_River
Department of Guatemala
Honduras, and by the Guatemalan departments of Petén to the northwest, Alta Verapaz to the west, and Zacapa to the south. The Izabal Department surrounds Lake
Izabal_Department
describing the customs of the Mayas inhabiting the Verapaz province (including the Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz) of 16th-century Guatemala, Bishop Bartolomé
Chin_(deity)
Underworld in Kʼicheʼ Maya mythology
mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity
Xibalba
Municipality in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
fully Santo Domingo de Cobán, is the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala. It also serves as the administrative center for the
Cobán
Indigenous people of Mesoamerica
where they make up the majority of populations in the departments of Baja Verapaz, Quiché, Totonicapán, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, and San Marcos. The
Maya_peoples
Municipality and town in Izabal Department, Guatemala
invested US$30 million for the colonization of southern Peten and Alta Verapaz and formed the North Impulsadora Company. Colonization of the area was
Livingston,_Guatemala
Mountain range in Guatemala
range in Guatemala. It is situated in the north of the department of Alta Verapaz and covers an area of approximately 135 km2 (52 sq mi).<-- 2023-02-27:
Sierra_de_Chinajá
16th-century Roman Catholic prelate
(died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the third Bishop of Verapaz (1574–1578). Tomás de Cárdenas was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers
Tomás_de_Cárdenas
Guatemalan musician (1901–1968)
and composer from Guatemala. He was born in the city of San Cristóbal Verapaz, and his parents were Vicente Adolfo Narciso Peláez and Gudelia Chavarría
Rodolfo_Narciso_Chavarría
Country in Central America
San Marcos Retalhuléu Huehuetenango Quiché Alta Verapaz Izabal Lake Izabal Suchite- péquez Baja Verapaz Chimal- tenango El Progreso Petén Lake Petén Jalapa
Guatemala
Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Belize
being renamed "Verapaz" (true peace) by the Spaniards, a name which continues today in the Guatemalan departments Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz. This relatively
Qʼeqchiʼ_language
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
a dietary supplement by the Q'eqchi' people of San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Flowers Back of flower Leaves Plant Redonda-Martínez, R., Zacarias-Correa
Dahlia_imperialis
Species of mammal
The Verapaz shrew (Sorex veraepacis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano
Verapaz_shrew
River in Guatemala
Chixoy and flows northwards, marking the departmental limits between Alta Verapaz and El Quiché, until it reaches the border with Mexico. It continues along
Chixoy_River
Image Number of temples Opening date Condition in the 21st century Baja Verapaz 1 1916 Still standing Chimaltenango 1 20 April 1909 Demolished Chiquimula
Temple_of_Minerva_(Guatemala)
Spice
Elettaria cardamomum, which is native to the Malabar Coast of India. Alta Verapaz Department produces 70 percent of Guatemala's cardamom. Cardamom was introduced
Cardamom
Catholic church in Cobán, Guatemala
and views of the Rocja Mountains and Xucaneb, the highest point in Alta Verapaz Department to the southeast. Calvario Church of Cobán 14°24′18″N 90°41′34″W
El_Calvario_Church
Place in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Chahal is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The name originates from the Mayans. On his second visit to Guatemala, in 1537
Chahal,_Guatemala
Municipality in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
of 15,157 (2018 census), located in the Guatemalan department of Baja Verapaz, at 15°5′4.70″N 90°29′20.50″W / 15.0846389°N 90.4890278°W / 15.0846389;
Rabinal
Postclassic Maya nation from the 10th cent to 1704
the east. This area now lies within southern Petén, northeastern Alta Verapaz, northern Izabal, and Toledo and Stann Creek. It is characterised by heavy
Manche_Chʼol
Municipality in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Carchá, is a town and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality covers an area of 1,310 km2 (510 sq mi) and is situated
San_Pedro_Carchá
Department of Guatemala
as well as Poqomchiʼ and Q'eqchi' in the northeast, bordering the Alta Verapaz department. The topographical composition of Quiché is dominated by the
Quiché_Department
Escuintla 55 Jocotenango 16,692 Sacatepéquez 56 San Cristóbal Verapaz 16,445 Alta Verapaz 57 San Andrés Itzapa 16,350 Chimaltenango 58 Chicacao 16,154
List_of_places_in_Guatemala
Gobernación Departamental de Alta Verapaz: 5 May 1978 Audience, signatories: colonel Benigno Álvarez S., Alta Verapaz governor, and Flavio Monzón, Héctor
History_of_Guatemala
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
Mejía (eds.). "Relaciones de Verapaz y las Tierras Bajas Mayas Centrales en el siglo XVII" [Relation between Verapaz and the Central Maya Lowlands in
Maya_civilization
Lake in Guatemala
Lake Chichoj is located near the city of San Cristóbal Verapaz, in the department of Alta Verapaz, in Guatemala. It is 1 km (0.62 mi) long, 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Lake_Chichoj
American astronomer (1840–1901)
Pennsylvania, U.S. Died January 29, 1901(1901-01-29) (aged 60) Setzimaj, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala Resting place Guatemala City General Cemetery, Guatemala
Miles_Rock
Verapaz, El Petén, Izabal and in El Quiché. Kaqchikel Mayan Kʼicheʼ 500,000 2.9 Guatemala City, Chimaltenango, Escuintla, Suchitepéquez, Baja Verapaz
Languages_of_Guatemala
Bilateral relations
concentrated in Alta Verapaz (in particular the city of Cobán, where a German Club was founded in 1888) and Quetzaltenango. In Alta Verapaz, the Germans became
Germany–Guatemala_relations
Species of beetle
ruteline scarab beetle from Central America, known from Guatemala (Baja Verapaz, Huehuetenango, and Zacapa) and Mexico (Chiapas). Chrysina hawksi v t e
Chrysina_hawksi
Mayan goddess
Ixchel was in use in 16th-century Yucatán and amongst the Poqom in the Baja Verapaz. Its meaning is not certain. Assuming that the name originated in Yucatán
Ixchel
Municipality in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
town and municipality in the north of the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz that was founded in 1813. It is situated at 230 metres (755 ft) above sea
Chisec
Ethnic group
Throughout Guatemala, especially in the Guatemalan Highlands and Alta Verapaz Languages Spanish, Mayan languages Religion Maya religion Related ethnic
Indigenous peoples in Guatemala
Indigenous_peoples_in_Guatemala
River in Alta Verapaz and Izabal, Guatemala
Chocón Machacas River Location Country Guatemala Departments Alta Verapaz and Izabal Physical characteristics Source • location Sierra de Santa Cruz
Chocón_Machacas_River
District Seats Alta Verapaz 9 Baja Verapaz 2 Chimaltenango 5 Chiquimula 3 El Progreso 2 Escuintla 6 Guatemala 19 Guatemala City 11 Huehuetenango 10 Izabal
2027 Guatemalan general election
2027_Guatemalan_general_election
Flag Department Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Chimaltenango Chiquimula El Progresso Escuintla Guatemala Huehuetenango Izabal Jalapa Jutiapa Petén Quetzaltenango
Flag_of_Guatemala
Indigenous people of Guatemala
Guatemala. They live in various municipalities in the department of Baja Verapaz. The municipalities they live in are Cubulco, Rabinal, San Miguel Chicaj
Achi_people
Department of Guatemala
Tabasco, Mexico. To the south it borders the Guatemalan departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal. Much of the western border with Mexico is formed by the Usumacinta
Petén_Department
List of North American ethnic groups
Wolastoqiyik) Abenaki religion Achi' Mayan → Quichean → Achi Guatemala (Baja Verapaz) Rabinal, Cubulco Christianity, Mayan religion African-Americans Indo-European
List of contemporary ethnic groups of North America
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_North_America
Municipality in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Purulhá is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level. The municipality
Purulhá
River in Guatemala
Location Country Guatemala Physical characteristics Source • location Baja Verapaz • coordinates 15°08′08″N 90°12′27″W / 15.13556°N 90.20750°W / 15.13556;
Salamá_River
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "The Green Route of Verapaz, Guatemala". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 8 January 2024. "Sierra
List of World Heritage Sites in Guatemala
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Guatemala
Catholic university if Guatemala
mountains and volcanoes, 2,334 meters above sea level. In 1992 the La Verapaz URL campus was opened on the premises of Coban College. In 1997 construction
Rafael_Landívar_University
Species of lizard
of lizard found in two isolated locations in Guatemala, one in the Alta Verapaz Department and one in the Jalapa Department. These lizard are found only
Cope's arboreal alligator lizard
Cope's_arboreal_alligator_lizard
1981–1996 genocide of Maya people in Guatemala
areas which comprise the Northern Transversal Strip (FTN). In Panzos, Alta Verapaz natives began to be subjected to human rights abuses which accompanied
Guatemalan_genocide
Species of grapevine
Tabasco, Veracruz, and eastern Querétaro), and north-central Guatemala (Alta Verapaz). Muscadine Species was first published in Journal of the Washington Academy
Vitis_popenoei
las Minas Location within Guatemala Highest point Peak Cerro Raxón, Alta Verapaz Elevation 3,015 m (9,892 ft) Coordinates 15°09′47″N 89°51′05″W / 15.163063°N
Sierra_de_las_Minas
Overview of political and geographical subdivisions by area
Largest county of Romania. Logone Occidental 8,695 Region of Chad. Alta Verapaz 8,686 Third largest department of Guatemala. Corsica 8,680 Island in the
List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area (all)
List_of_political_and_geographic_subdivisions_by_total_area_(all)
National park in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Las Victorias National Park is located in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, on the north-western outskirts of the city of Cobán (15°28′38″N 90°22′54″W / 15.477182°N
Las_Victorias
Genus of orchids
annakamilae Archila, Szlachetko & Chiron 2015 Guatemala (Purulha, Baja Verapaz,) 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) Lycaste bruncana Bogarín 2007 Costa Rica, Panama
Lycaste
National park in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
limestone cave system located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Lanquín in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The Lanquín cave system was declared a national park in 1955
Grutas_de_Lanquín
central highlands of Guatemala, and runs southeast from El Quiché to Baja Verapaz. Its northwestern border is marked by the Chixoy River basin in Uspantán
Sierra_de_Chuacús
Flag Department Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Chimaltenango Chiquimula El Progresso Escuintla Guatemala Huehuetenango Izabal Jalapa Jutiapa Petén Quetzaltenango
List of country subdivision flags in North America
List_of_country_subdivision_flags_in_North_America
People of Guatemala
immigrants installed coffee and cardamom fincas in Alta Verapaz, Zacapa, Quetzaltenango, Baja Verapaz and Izabal departments. To a lesser extent people also
Guatemalans
Municipality of Guatemala in Alta Verapaz
simply as Lanquín, is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It lies at an altitude of 380 m (1,250 ft) above sea level. It has a population
San_Agustín_Lanquín
Place in Guatemala
of part of the Guatemalan departments of Huehuetenango, Quiché, Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal. It extends roughly 15,750 km2. During
Franja_Transversal_del_Norte
Species of tree
Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Petén, Alta Verapaz and Izabal. It is a tree or shrub of up to 8 m that grows in tall broadleaf
Damburneya_guatemalensis
Species of frog
the Sierra de Xucaneb, in the Alta Verapaz Department. There is also a report from another locality in Alta Verapaz. Frogs from Honduras now known as Plectrohyla
Plectrohyla_teuchestes
Place in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
(Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾus el tʃol]) is a municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1008 m above sea level and contains
Santa_Cruz_El_Chol
Name list
Catholic bishop and human rights defender especially Mayan rights, Bishop of Verapaz, Bishop of Quiché, then Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, assassinated
José
Conquest dating from 1511 to 1697
out from Cahabón in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with 70 Spanish soldiers, accompanied by a large number of Maya archers from Verapaz, native muleteers, and
Spanish_conquest_of_the_Maya
Topics referred to by the same term
interactive theorem prover Tactic, Guatemala, a municipality in the Alta Verapaz department Tactics, a dart game similar to cricket "Tactics", a 1995 song
Tactic
Geographical region of Mesoamerica
mainly from Belize and Alta Verapaz, for generations until an expedition from Yucatán, Belize and Cobán in Alta Verapaz, succeeded in conquering the
Petén_Basin
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