El Tumbador is a town and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
San Marcos department
San Marcos is a department in northwestern Guatemala, on the Pacific Ocean and along the western Guatemala-Mexico border.
The department's capital is the city of San Marcos.
History
Colonial period
The Spanish conquest of Guatemalan Highlan ...
of
Guatemala
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. The population is mostly of
Mam people
The Mam are an indigenous people in the western highlands of Guatemala and in south-western Mexico who speak the Mam language.
Most Mam (617,171) live in Guatemala, in the departments of Huehuetenango, San Marcos (department), San Marcos, and Qu ...
, who speak their own language. It was founded in 1878.
The main source of income is agriculture—farming and animal husbandry. People produce mostly coffee, but also
sugarcane
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, beans,
cassava
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, fruits and spices—
cardamom
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and
macadamia
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. Cattle, horses, sheep and goats are bred in the area as well.
El Tumbador gave its name to the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...
Non-governmental organization
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Tumbador vzw that used to support a project in the municipality.
Climate
El Tumbador has
tropical climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: ''Am'').
Geographic location
It is surrounded by
San Marcos Department
San Marcos is a department in northwestern Guatemala, on the Pacific Ocean and along the western Guatemala-Mexico border.
The department's capital is the city of San Marcos.
History
Colonial period
The Spanish conquest of Guatemalan Highlan ...
municipalities:
See also
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References
External links
Tourist information
{{San Marcos Department
Municipalities of the San Marcos Department
Populated places established in 1878