Xelacán

Xelacán is a locality in Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala and has an elevation of 2,311 metres. Xelacán is situated nearby to the hamlet Las Nubes I, as well as near the locality Tuipic.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chicabal Lake and Chicabal.

Chicabal Lake

Lake

Photo: MarritzN, Public domain.

Chicabal Lake is a Guatemalan lake sacred to the Mam Mayan people. The lake is located in the municipal boundary of the town of San Martín Sacatepéquez in the department of Quetzaltenango.

Chicabal

Volcano

Photo: Avalesco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Martín Sacatepéquez and Concepción Chiquirichapa.

San Martín Sacatepéquez

Town

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Martín Sacatepéquez is one of 24 municipalities in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. San Martín Sacatepéquez has a surface area of 100 square kilometres. San Martín Sacatepéquez is situated 3½ km northeast of Xelacán.

Concepción Chiquirichapa

Town

Photo: Atticusshrugged, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Concepción Chiquirichapa is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Quetzaltenango in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, 14 kilometers west of the departmental capital of Quetzaltenango, and 214 kilometers west of the capital Guatemala City. Concepción Chiquirichapa is situated 8 km northeast of Xelacán.

San Juan Ostuncalco

Town

Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Juan Ostuncalco, is a town, with a population of 20,763, and a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Besides Spanish, local people speak the Mam language. San Juan Ostuncalco is situated 9 km northeast of Xelacán.

Xelacán

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Xelacan”
Location: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

14.8° or 14° 48′ north

Longitude

-91.66667° or 91° 40′ west

Elevation

2,311 metres (7,582 feet)

Open location code

766CQ8XM+X8

GeoNames ID

3587789

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