Sololá is a department in the west of Guatemala . The capital is the city of Sololá . Lake Atitlan is a key feature surrounded by a number of the municipalities.
9-621: As of 2018, the department had a population of 421,583. The area is populated almost entirely by different Mayan ethnic groups, of which the two largest groups are the Kaqchikel people and K'iche' . Kaqchikel people accounted for 50.1% of the department's population, and K'iche' accounted for 35.3%. Indigenous people in total account for 96.5% of the department's population. With fertile soil , Sololá farmers produce maize , wheat , barley , vegetables , and fruit . Fruits include apples , cherries , cherimoya , peaches , and pears . Livestock
18-497: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kaqchikel people The Kaqchikel (also called Kachiquel ) are one of the Indigenous Maya peoples of the midwestern highlands of Guatemala and of southern Mexico . They constitute Guatemala's third largest Maya group. The name was formerly spelled in various other ways, including Cakchiquel, Kakchiquel, Caqchikel, and Cachiquel. The Kaqchikel language , one of
27-582: Is also common, including sheep. Since 1850, the region has had a large wool industry. The area is mountainous . In 1850, the British described it as having a "healthy" climate "rather inclining to cold, or...temperate." Temperatures warm further south. Lago de Atitlán is located in Sololá. Saprissa de Guatemala is Solola's main football team and the most famous club in the department. Sololá has an area of 1,061 km² This Guatemala location article
36-601: Is known as the 'first capital of Guatemala,' based on it being the first permanent Spanish colonial military center of the nation, established in 1525. The first government capital settlement in colonial Guatemala, and its 'second capital', was Ciudad Vieja , established in 1527. The fort was built here due to the difficulty that the Spanish had in defeating the Kaqchikel Maya during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala . The remains of
45-693: The Indigenous peoples of North America is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tecp%C3%A1n Guatemala Tecpán is a town, with a population of 34,519 (2018 census), and a municipality in the department of Chimaltenango , in Guatemala , on the Inter-American Highway CA-1. The climate is generally cold. It is characterized as a tourist destination, with some fame derived from its landscapes, varied vegetation and from being on an access route to Iximché archaeological site. Tecpán
54-629: The Mayan languages from the Quichean branch, is spoken today by 400,000 people. It is closely related to the Tzutujil language . In Mexico , the Kaqchikel communities are located in the state of Chiapas , in the municipalities of Amatenango de la Frontera , Mazapa de Madero , Motozintla , Frontera Comalapa , El Porvenir and Villa Comatitlan , due to recent migrations, there are small Kaqchikel communities in
63-464: The administrative, military and religious affairs. The Kakchikel recorded their history in the book Annals of the Cakchiquels , also known as Memorial de Sololá . The Chajoma were another Kaqchikel -speaking people; the ruins of Mixco Viejo have been identified as their capital. Iximché was conquered by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. At that time, the Kaqchikel were
72-490: The enemies of the neighbouring K'iche' Kingdom , and helped the Spaniards to conquer it. The first colonial capital of Guatemala, Tecpán Guatemala , was founded near Iximché on July 25, 1524. On November 22, 1527, after several Kaqchikel uprisings, the capital was moved to Ciudad Vieja , near Antigua Guatemala . This Guatemala -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to
81-410: The state of Campeche located in the municipalities of Campeche and Champotón . In Guatemala they live in the departments of Sololá , Chimaltenango and Sacatepéquez . In Postclassic Maya times the capital of the main branch of the Kaqchikel was Iximché . Like the neighboring K'iche' (Quiché) , they were governed by four lords: Tzotzil, Xahil, Tucuché and Acajal , who were responsible for
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