Guatemala
Western Highlands
Quiché Department

Santa Maria Nebaj

Santa Maria Nebaj is a small town in Quiche, Guatemala. A pre-Columbian Mayan archeological site is nearby and the town, and the area around it, is known for its Mayan culture, its many ranches, and excellent hiking opportunities.
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  • Type: Town with 12,600 residents
  • Description: municipality
  • Also known as: “Municipio de Santa María Nebaj”, “Nebaj”, and “Santa María Nebaj”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acul.

Village
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is a town in the in . It is located just north but out of view from the town of Nebaj. The town was destroyed and much of its population brutally massacred by the National Army in the Guatemalan Civil War, but was later rebuilt in 1983 by the Government of Guatemala as a model town for other settlements similarly affected by the violence of the Civil War. is situated 4½ km west of Santa Maria Nebaj.

Santa Maria Nebaj

Latitude
15.4058° or 15° 24′ 21″ north
Longitude
-91.147° or 91° 8′ 49″ west
Population
12,600
Elevation
1,738 metres (5,702 feet)
Open location code
767CCV43+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3088839972
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3592236
Wiki­data ID
Q537812
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Santa Maria Nebaj” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Municipio de Nebaj”
  • Cebuano: “Nebaj”
  • Chinese: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
  • French: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
  • German: “Santa María Nebaj”
  • Italian: “Santa María Nebaj”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
  • Polish: “Nebaj”
  • Scots: “Santa Maria Nebaj”
  • Spanish: “Nebaj”
  • Spanish: “Santa María Nebaj”
  • Swedish: “Municipio de Nebaj”
  • Swedish: “Nebaj”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Santa Maria Nebaj”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.