Santa Catarina Palopó
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Santa Catarina Palopó is a small, traditional Kaqchikel Maya town in Guatemala known for its colorful painted houses and lakeside setting on the shores of Lake Atitlán.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Catarina Palopó canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Sololá Department ⓘ |
| climate | mild highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| craftSpecialty |
beadwork
ⓘ
textiles ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Kaqchikel Maya traditions ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly indigenous population ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1600 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kaqchikel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaqchikel Maya
|
| governedBy | municipal government of Santa Catarina Palopó ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Lake Atitlán viewpoints
ⓘ
local Maya markets ⓘ painted house facades ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | volcanoes around Lake Atitlán ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage | Kaqchikel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful painted houses
ⓘ
lakeside setting ⓘ traditional Maya culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Guatemalan Highlands
Sololá Department ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Atitlán ⓘ |
| neighboringSettlement |
Panajachel
ⓘ
San Antonio Palopó ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| paintingProject | facade-painting initiative inspired by local textiles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atitlán watershed region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Atitlán basin
|
| primaryEconomicActivity |
artisanal crafts
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region |
western Guatemala
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Guatemala
|
| religion |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
Maya spiritual practices ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timezone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| tourismType |
community-based tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
Kaqchikel huipiles
ⓘ
colorful woven skirts ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
boat transport on Lake Atitlán
ⓘ
road from Panajachel ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC-6 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.