Guatemala Highlands

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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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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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

Guatemala City → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
Americas → containsSubregion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
Classic period in Mesoamerica → appliesToTerritory → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya Highlands
Santa María → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Guatemala
Usumacinta River → sourceRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Fuego → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Guatemala Highlands → partOf → Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan interior highlands
Guatemala Highlands → contains → Guatemala Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano of Guatemala
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
subject surface form: Kaminaljuyú
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala → regionOfFocus → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quetzaltenango → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
Quetzaltenango → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Lake Atitlán → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Sierra Madre de Chiapas → runsThrough → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Kʼicheʼ → primaryRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Battle of Quetzaltenango → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Qʼanjobʼal → spokenIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Uspantek → spokenIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Jakaltek → primaryRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemala’s western highlands
San Sebastián → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
subject surface form: San Sebastián (San Marcos, Guatemala)
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Ixil → region → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Quiché highlands
Akatek → spokenInRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
The Blood of Guatemala → geographicalScope → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
The Blood of Guatemala → setIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Totonicapán region → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Western Highlands
Maya peoples → mainRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Maya lowlands → borderedBy → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya highlands
CA-1 → connects → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Acatenango → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc–La Mesilla border crossing → servesRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Chimaltenango Department → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Coban region → locatedOn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Kʼicheʼ language → region → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Mam language → region → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Cobán → locatedOn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Chichicastenango → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Totonicapán → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Sololá → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: western highlands of Guatemala
Sololá → region → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quiché Department → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
Quiché Department → locatedOn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Valley of Guatemala → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Poqomchiʼ Maya → region → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Huehuetenango Department → partOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Kʼicheʼ people → primaryRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Sacatepéquez Department → locatedOn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Kaqchikel people → primaryRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quetzaltenango Department → locatedIn → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Xela → locatedInRegion → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Highlands of Guatemala
Xela → isMajorUrbanCenterOf → Guatemala Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Western Highlands