Sector La Joya
Sector La Joya is a locality in Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala and has an elevation of 2,352 metres. Sector La Joya is situated nearby to the locality Tojcomán, as well as near 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 Lake is situated 2½ km south of Sector La Joya.
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 southeast of Sector La Joya.
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 3 km northeast of Sector La Joya.
Concepción Chiquirichapa
Town
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 7 km northeast of Sector La Joya.
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. Beside Spanish, local people speak the Mam language. San Juan Ostuncalco is situated 8 km northeast of Sector La Joya.
Sector La Joya
- Type: Locality
- Location: Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.80967° or 14° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
-91.6653° or 91° 39′ 55″ westElevation
2,352 metres (7,717 feet)Open location code
766CR85M+VVGeoNames ID
12018391
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In Other Languages
“Sector La Joya” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Sector La Joya”
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