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Samalá River
The Samalá is a river in southwestern Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Sierra Madre, San Carlos Sija, Valle De Écija range, in the departments of Quetzaltenango (department), Quetzaltenango and Totonicapán (department), Totonicapán. From there it flows down, past the towns San Carlos Sija in the San Carlos Sija, Valle De Écija, Quetzaltenango, San Cristóbal Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, El Palmar, Quetzaltenango, El Palmar and Zunil, through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu (department), Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean. The Samalá river basin covers a territory of and has a population of around 400,000 people. Its proximity to the active Santamaria (volcano), Santa Maria and Santiaguito volcano complex, with its recurring lava and lahars flows, leads to a heightened risk of serious flooding. External links References Rivers of Guatemala Geography of the Totonicapán Department Geography of the Quetzaltenango Department Geography of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamá River
The Salamá River is a river in Guatemala. The river is fed by a number of streams running down the slopes of the Sierra de las Minas and Sierra de Chuacús and flows in a north-westerly direction through the town of Salamá until it joins the Chixoy River The Chixoy River or Río Chixoy is a river in Guatemala. The river is called Río Negro from its sources in the highlands of Huehuetenango and El Quiché until it reaches the Chixoy hydroelectric dam (located at ), where the Río Salamá and Ri .... References External links Map of Guatemala including the river Rivers of Guatemala Usumacinta River {{Guatemala-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Palmar, Quetzaltenango
El Palmar is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala El Palmar is mostly an agricultural municipality, with coffee being one of its main products. Many years ago, El Palmar was nearly destroyed by a volcanic eruption of the Santiaguito volcano. Nuevo El Palmar was founded a few kilometers away where most people re-settled. Some inhabitants chose to stay or go back to the original town. The original town was nearly destroyed again by another volcanic eruption in the late 1990s. The inhabitants were given the alternative to re-settle in El Nuevo Palmar by the Guatemalan government. Those who chose to stay would do so at their own risk. Those who re-settled in El Nuevo Palmar did so into the suburbs of this town. A few months later, the entire town was destroyed by another flood of mud from a volcanic eruption. The old town is still declared a risk zone and anyone who enters does so under their own risk. In October 2005 a bridge was destroyed here by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of The Totonicapán Department
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Guatemala
This is a list of rivers in Guatemala arranged by drainage basin. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico The following rivers flow into the Grijalva River in Mexico and are part of the Gulf of Mexico drainage basin. *''Grijalva River (Mexico)'' **Usumacinta River (Guatemala and Mexico) *** San Pedro River (Guatemala and Mexico) ***''Lacantún River (Mexico)'' ****Xalbal River (Xaclbal River) ****Ixcán River ***Pasión River (Río de la Pasión) **** San Juan River *****Poxte River ****Machaquila River **** Cancuén River *** Salinas River **** Chixoy River (Río Negro) ***** Salamá River **** San Román River **Seleguá River (Guatemala and Mexico) *** Nentón River (Guatemala and Mexico) **Cuilco River (Guatemala and Mexico) ***Cabajchum River ****Tzalá River ***Las Manzanas River **** Blanco River (San Marcos) Gulf of Honduras The following rivers are in the Gulf of Honduras drainage b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahars
A lahar (, from jv, ꦮ꧀ꦭꦲꦂ) is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water. The material flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley. Lahars are extremely destructive: they can flow tens of metres per second, they have been known to be up to deep, and large flows tend to destroy any structures in their path. Notable lahars include those at Mount Pinatubo and Nevado del Ruiz, the latter of which killed thousands of people in the town of Armero. Etymology The word ''lahar'' is of Javanese origin. Berend George Escher introduced it as a geological term in 1922. Description The word ''lahar'' is a general term for a flowing mixture of water and pyroclastic debris. It does not refer to a particular rheology or sediment concentration. Lahars can occur as normal stream flows (sediment concentration of less than 30%), hyper-concentrated stream flows (sediment concentration between 30 and 60%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or underwater, usually at temperatures from . The volcanic rock resulting from subsequent cooling is also often called ''lava''. A lava flow is an outpouring of lava during an effusive eruption. (An explosive eruption, by contrast, produces a mixture of volcanic ash and other fragments called tephra, not lava flows.) The viscosity of most lava is about that of ketchup, roughly 10,000 to 100,000 times that of water. Even so, lava can flow great distances before cooling causes it to solidify, because lava exposed to air quickly develops a solid crust that insulates the remaining liquid lava, helping to keep it hot and inviscid enough to continue flowing. The word ''lava'' comes from Italian and is probably derived from the Latin word ''labes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santamaria (volcano)
Santamaria (also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary meaning ''Holy Mary'' or ''Saint Mary'', means the same thing in the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan languages. In Arabic, the equivalent name is ''Mariam''. The surname has spread to the Americas, especially South America, via immigration and colonisation. Notable people with the surname include: * Santamaria (born 1982), Portuguese footballer * Abel Santamaría (1927–1953), leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement * Adriana Martin Santamaria (born 1986), Spanish international footballer * Álvaro Santamaría (born 1950), Colombian former footballer * Anderson Santamaría (born 1992), Peruvian football central defender * Aristodemo Santamaria (1892–1974), Italian footballer * Arno Santamaria (born 1978), French singer-songwriter * B. A. Santamaria (1915–1998), Australian political activist and journalist * Bapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retalhuleu (department)
Retalhuleu () is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean coast. It has an area of 1856 km2. In 2018 the population of the Department of Retalhuleu was 326,828. Its capital, Retalhuleu City, mixes ancient and modern architecture, and it is also known for being a commercial city. The largest Native American group in the state is the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya people. The department contains a number of Pre-Columbian ruins, including Takalik Abaj, and it also contains numerous amusement parks, the most important and known are Xetulul and Xocomil. Municipalities The department is divided into nine municipalities: # Champerico # El Asintal # Nuevo San Carlos # Retalhuleu # San Andrés Villa Seca # San Felipe # San Martín Zapotitlán # San Sebastián # Santa Cruz Muluá Geography Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal Totonicapán
San Cristóbal Totonicapán is a town, with a population of 36,119, Population of cities & towns in Guatemala and a in the in the South-Western region of Guatemala. It celebrates its titular party on 25 July. Spanish-born businessman Juan Bautista Gutiérrez migrated to San Cristóbal Totonicapán in the 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zunil
Zunil () is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of .Zunil at Inforpressca The town of Zunil is located from the city of , on the bank of the .Cattelan 2004, p.36. Zunil has an altitude of approximately . The population of the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is both the seat of the namesake Department and municipality, in Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above within the city. The Municipality of Quetzaltenango consists of an area of . Municipalities abutting the municipality of Quetzaltenango include Salcajá, Cantel, Almolonga, Zunil, El Palmar, Concepción Chiquirichapa, San Mateo, La Esperanza, and Olintepeque in Quetzaltenango department and San Andrés Xecul in Totonicapán department. History In Pre-Columbian times Quetzaltenango was a city of the Mam Maya people called Xelajú, although by the time of the Spanish Conquest it had become part of the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj. The name may be derived from ''xe laju' noj'' meaning "under ten mountains". The city was said to have already been over 300 years old when the Spanish first arrived. With the help of his all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
