Ayutla () is a

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in the San Marcos Department of

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. It is situated along the Suchiate River natural border with

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in the southern part of the department. The municipality center is Ciudad Tecún Umán. There is a combined road and rail bridge known as '' Puente Rodolfo Robles'' linking Ayutla to Ciudad Hidalgo in

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. There exists a

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which was rebuilt in 2019 In December 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Ayutla's mayor, Erick Zúñiga, under the

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, alleging Zúñiga to be "a major drug trafficker," while also alleging that Zúñiga controls a drug trafficking organization and "supplies cocaine to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel ."

Climate

Ayutla has

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(

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: ''Aw'').

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{{San Marcos Department Guatemala–Mexico border crossings Municipalities of the San Marcos Department Proposed transport infrastructure in Guatemala Transport in Guatemala

Climate

Geographic location

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