Tojmech

Tojmech is a locality in Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala and has an elevation of 2,467 metres. Tojmech is situated nearby to the locality Tuichim, as well as near Lublatzán.

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 Lake is situated 3 km south of Tojmech.

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. Chicabal is situated 2½ km south of Tojmech.

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.

Concepción Chiquirichapa

Town

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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 6 km northeast of Tojmech.

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 7 km northeast of Tojmech.

Tojmech

Type: Locality
Location: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

14.81188° or 14° 48′ 43″ north

Longitude

-91.64925° or 91° 38′ 57″ west

Elevation

2,467 metres (8,094 feet)

Open location code

766CR962+Q8

GeoNames ID

3588294

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In Other Languages

“Tojmech” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Tojmech”

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