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Sololá is a city in
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
. It is the capital of the
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá
municipality. It is located close to Lake Atitlan.
The name is a Hispanicized form of its pre-Columbian name, one spelling variant of which is Tz'olojya.
The urban center has about 14,000 people, but the municipality also includes four village communities — Los Encuentros, El Tablón, San Jorge la Laguna, and Argueta — as well as 59 smaller rural communities.
Sololá is situated at 2,114
m altitude on a mountainside overlooking
Lake Atitlán, some 600 meters below. It is a highland market center and is the headquarters for the Catholic
Bishopric encompassing the Sololá and
Chimaltenango Departments.
Almost all residents of Sololá are
Kaqchikel Maya
The Kaqchikel language (in modern orthography; formerly also spelled Cakchiquel or Cachiquel) is an indigenous Mesoamerican language and a member of the Quichean–Mamean branch of the Mayan languages family. It is spoken by the indigenous Kaqch ...
, except in Argueta, where most are
K'iche' Maya K'iche', K'ichee', or Quiché may refer to:
* K'iche' people of Guatemala, a subgroup of the Maya
* K'iche' language, a Maya language spoken by the K'iche' people
** Classical K'iche' language, the 16th century form of the K'iche' language
* Kʼich ...
.
A large percentage of both men and women continue to wear traditional Mayan clothing.
Sololá is home to many international organizations includin
Manna Project International Friendship BridgeMayan Familiesan
Love Futbol
Climate
The climate is a
subtropical highland
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 ( ...
(
Köppen: ''Cwb''), very similar to that of the Asian
monsoons with months almost without any rain. Most of the precipitation is in the summer and early fall. Temperatures during the year have low fluctuation, with a relatively cold low average in winter (7.4 °C in January) and summers are cool with April the hottest month having a high of 23.2 °C.
See also
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List of places in Guatemala
References
Further reading
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External links
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Solola market video
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Municipalities of the Sololá Department