Zunil
| Zunil | |
|---|---|
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Panorama, 2009 | |
  Zunil Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W | |
| Country |
 Guatemala |
| Department |
 Quetzaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Maria Chaj (2012-2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,076 m (6,811 ft) |
| Population (2011 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 12,356 |
| • Density | 134.30/km2 (347.8/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 92 square kilometres (36 sq mi).[1] Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.[2] Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.[2] The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak K'iche' and Spanish.[1]
Zunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.
There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[3]
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Indoor market
Church in Zunil
Panorama of Zunil
Buses in Zunil
Notes
- 1 2 Zunil at Inforpressca Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Cattelan 2004, p.36.
- ↑ McEwan, A.S.; et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars" (PDF). Icarus. 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. Retrieved 2006-09-08..
References
- Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
External links
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W
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