Guatemala Highlands

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geographical region mountainous region

The Guatemala Highlands are a mountainous region in central and western Guatemala known for their volcanic landscapes, dense indigenous Maya population, and cultural and economic significance to the country.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Guatemalan Highlands 7
Altiplano of Guatemala 1
Guatemalan highlands 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
borderedBy Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala ⓘ
lowland Petén region ⓘ
contains Alta Verapaz Department ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Altiplano of Guatemala

Chimaltenango Department ⓘ
Coban region ⓘ
Huehuetenango Department ⓘ
Lake Atitlán ⓘ
Quetzaltenango ⓘ
surface form: Quetzaltenango Department

Quiché Department ⓘ
San Marcos Department ⓘ
Sierra Madre de Chiapas ⓘ
Sololá Department ⓘ
Totonicapán region ⓘ
surface form: Totonicapán Department
country Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
geology volcanic origin ⓘ
hasCity Cobán ⓘ
Quetzaltenango ⓘ
hasClimate cooler temperatures than lowlands ⓘ
temperate highland climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance center of contemporary Maya culture ⓘ
important for Guatemalan national identity ⓘ
region of traditional Maya languages and customs ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity bean cultivation ⓘ
coffee production ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Ixil ⓘ
surface form: Ixil Maya

Kaqchikel ⓘ
surface form: Kaqchikel Maya

Kʼicheʼ ⓘ
surface form: Kʼicheʼ Maya

Mam ⓘ
surface form: Mam Maya

Maya peoples ⓘ
Poqomchiʼ Maya ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼal ⓘ
surface form: Qʼanjobʼal Maya
hasFeature deep valley ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Volcán Tajumulco ⓘ
hasLandscape volcanic landscape ⓘ
hasLanguage Kaqchikel ⓘ
surface form: Kaqchikel language

Kʼicheʼ language ⓘ
Mam language ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
surface form: Spanish language
hasPopulationCharacteristic dense indigenous population ⓘ
majority Maya population in many municipalities ⓘ
hasReligiousPractice syncretic Catholic-Maya traditions ⓘ
hasRisk landslides ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hasTown Chichicastenango ⓘ
Panajachel ⓘ
Sololá ⓘ
Totonicapán ⓘ
locatedIn central Guatemala ⓘ
western Guatemala ⓘ
partOf Central America ⓘ
Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Guatemalan interior highlands
usedFor coffee export economy of Guatemala ⓘ
domestic food production in Guatemala ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

this entity surface form: Maya Highlands
Guatemala Highlands → contains → Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano of Guatemala
Americas → containsSubregion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
Fuego → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Guatemala City → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
Lake Atitlán → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quetzaltenango → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
Santa María → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Guatemala
Guatemala Highlands → partOf → Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan interior highlands
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
subject surface form: Kaminaljuyú
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quetzaltenango → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Kʼicheʼ → primaryRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Sierra Madre de Chiapas → runsThrough → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Usumacinta River → sourceRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands