Municipio de Almolonga
Almolonga is a city in Guatemala on the road between Ciudad de Quetzaltenango and Zunil. It provides medicinal sulfur baths, an up-close look at every day agro-business, and a taste of Guatemalan culture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almolonga.
Almolonga
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Almolonga volcano, also called "Cerro Quemado" or "La Muela" due to its distinct shape, is an andesitic stratovolcano in the south-western department of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala. Almolonga is situated 4½ km west of Municipio de Almolonga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cantel and Zunil.
Cantel
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cantel is a village in Guatemala, 10 km from the major city of Quetzaltenango. It is inhabited by K'iche' Maya. Just like going to its neighboring village Zunil, take a bus from either Minerva bus terminal or Rotonda bus stop in Quetzaltenango, or from the corner of 7 calle and 15 avenida in Zona 3.
Zunil
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zunil is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres. The town of Zunil is located 9 kilometres from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.
Municipio de Almolonga
Latitude
14.8112° or 14° 48′ 40″ northLongitude
-91.4835° or 91° 29′ 1″ westPopulation
15,700Elevation
2,217 metres (7,274 feet)Open location code
766CRG68+FHGeoNames ID
3599791
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In Other Languages
“Municipio de Almolonga” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Almolonga”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Municipio de Almolonga”. Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 2.5.