Almolonga is a town, with a population of 12,299 (2018 census), and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the
Quetzaltenango Department
Quetzaltenango is a department in the western highlands of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala.Rouanet et al 1992, p.14. The department is divided up into 24 municipalities. The inhabitants ...
of
Guatemala
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, located on the road between Ciudad de
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 m ...
(Quetzaltenango City) and
Zunil
Zunil () is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of .K'iche' (Quiché) language
The town is known as the "Vegetable Basket of the Americas" (La Hortaliza de las Américas) due to the intense cultivation of vegetables in its vicinity. Tourist attractions include nearby thermal baths and Paradise Valley.
The belief that An
Evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...
church formed in Almolonga in the 1970s which gave the population of the town valuable infrastructure that allow the town to harvest crops more successfully is untrue. The town is often used as an example of how transnational interference can help develop communities but scholars and citizens challenge this.
The town still has a large population of migrant youth, alcoholism, and poverty. The average monthly household income is US$105 for an average of six person household. Almolonguneses work from sun up to sun down in very hazardous working conditions. The town relies heavily on pesticides. There is still some argument of what percentage of the town follows
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...