Santa Cruz Muluá is a
municipality
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in the
Retalhuleu department
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of
Guatemala
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. Its name comes from the ancient mayan word " Mulaja " which means " Land Between Rivers, " because its between the Samalá River, the Rio Muluá and many other small rivers and streams. It is situated 180 km from
Guatemala City
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. The administrative center is bounded by the
Samalá River
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to the west, which serves as the border with
San Sebastián
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. Santa Cruz Muluá borders on the north with
San Martín Zapotitlán, with theme parks Xetulul and Xocomil. Also to the north lies
San Felipe famous for its blood sausage (''moronga'' locally), to the east and the south is
San Andrés Villa Seca
San Andrés Villa Seca is a town and municipality in the Retalhuleu Department of Guatemala
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. Santa Cruz Mulua municipality contains several villages:
El Asintal (also
Canton Asintal
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), Los Brillantes (also
Finca Los Brilliantes),
Boxoma further to the south and not often visited and,
Lolita
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, which is the most distant and close the Pacific coast.
Municipalities of the Retalhuleu Department
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