Totonicapán

E388694

Totonicapán is a town in western Guatemala known for its indigenous K’iche’ Maya population, traditional textiles, and role as the capital of the department of the same name.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Totonicapán canonical 1
Totonicapán Kʼicheʼ 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionOf Guatemala
capitalOf Totonicapán Department
country Guatemala
countrySubdivisionType department capital
hasBuiltFeature Catholic church
central plaza
municipal buildings
hasClimate highland climate
hasCulturalEvent Maya traditional celebrations
local religious festivals
hasCulturalHeritage Maya heritage
hasCulturalPractice traditional Maya ceremonies
traditional weaving techniques
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly indigenous population
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
local commerce
textile production
hasEthnicGroup Kʼicheʼ people
Maya peoples
hasIndigenousNameLanguage Kʼicheʼ
hasIndigenousPopulation Kʼicheʼ Maya
hasLocalGovernmentType municipal government
hasNameInLanguage Totonicapán (Spanish)
hasReligiousPractice Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Maya spirituality
syncretic religious traditions
hasTraditionalProduct handwoven garments
huipiles
woven belts (fajas)
hasTransportConnection connected by road to Guatemala City
connected by road to Quetzaltenango
knownFor indigenous Kʼicheʼ Maya culture
indigenous traditions
traditional textiles
traditional weaving
languageSpoken Kʼicheʼ
Spanish
locatedIn Totonicapán Department
locatedInCountryCapitalDistanceRelation west of Guatemala City
locatedInRegion western Guatemala
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf Guatemala Highlands
surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
partOfCulturalRegion Maya Kʼicheʼ region

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guatemala Highlands hasTown Totonicapán
Kʼicheʼ language hasDialects Totonicapán
this entity surface form: Totonicapán Kʼicheʼ