Zaculeu

Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the , about 3.7 kilometres outside the modern city of .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huehuetenango Airport and Estadio Los Cuchumatanes.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving the city of , the capital of , . The airport is in the southwestern section of the city, which is in a high elevation basin.

Pitch
is a football located in , . It was home to Liga Nacional club Xinabajul. Its capacity is around 5,340. The stadium opened its doors on January 17, 2007. is situated 2 km southeast of Zaculeu.

Zaculeu

Latitude
15.33325° or 15° 19′ 60″ north
Longitude
-91.49299° or 91° 29′ 35″ west
Elevation
1,880 metres (6,168 feet)
Open location code
767C8GM4+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 190461563
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
3587571
Wiki­data ID
Q139979
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Zaculeu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Zaculeu
  • Cebuano: Zaculeu
  • Chinese: 扎库洛
  • Chinese: 萨库洛
  • Dutch: Zaculeu
  • French: Zaculeu
  • German: Zaculeu
  • Hungarian: Zaculeu
  • Indonesian: Zaculeu
  • Italian: Zaculeu
  • Japanese: サクレウ
  • Lithuanian: Zakuleu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Zaculeu
  • Norwegian: Zaculeu
  • Occitan (post 1500): Zaculeu
  • Polish: Zaculeu
  • Portuguese: Zaculeu
  • Russian: Сакулеу
  • Spanish: Zaculeu
  • Swedish: Zaculeu
  • Thai: ซากูเลว
  • Thai: ซาคูเล็ว
  • Ukrainian: Сакулеу
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