Palestina de Los Altos is 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 go ...
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. Its inhabitants speak
Mam and Spanish.
Palestina de los Altos was originally called Toj Suj. It is located between
and
San Marcos
San Marcos is the Spanish name of Saint Mark. It may also refer to:
Towns and cities Argentina
* San Marcos, Salta
Colombia
* San Marcos, Antioquia
* San Marcos, Sucre
Costa Rica
* San Marcos, Costa Rica (aka San Marcos de Tarrazú)
...
.
The land is mainly used for farming, primarily corn and potatoes, and pasture.
Organization
Township
* Nueva Linda
* El Socorro
* Los Gonzáles
* Los Méndez
* Los Peñalonzo
* Roble Grande
* El Campo
* Alta Mira
* Los López
* Los Díaz
* Los Cabrera
* La Feria
* Los Morales
* Los Molinos
Hamlet El Carmen
* Los Miranda
* La Joya
* Nuevo Palmira
* El Centro del Carmen
* Toj Wabill
* El Carmen II
* El Toj Pic
Hamlet San José Buena Vista
* Los González
* Los Marroquín
* La Cumbre
* El Centro de San José Buena Vista
* Los Gómez
* Los Pérez
* Cruz Verde
* Toj Choll (Cruz del Mexicano)
Hamlet El Edén
* Mira Peña
* Las Delicias
* Buenos Aires
* Centro del Edén
* El Sinaí
* Los Desiertos
* Los Laureles
** Cantón Barrios
Climate
Palestina de los Altos has a cold
subtropical highland climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...
(Cwb) with dry winters and rainy summers.
References
Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department
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