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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San Pedro La Laguna locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Santa Catarina Palopó locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Jaibalito locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Jaibalito culturalRegion Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Mayan Highlands
Tzʼutujil Maya region Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Atitlán watershed region locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Volcán San Pedro locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Santiago Atitlán locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
Quichean–Mamean geographicDistribution Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
Northern Mam spokenIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan highlands
San Juan La Laguna locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
San Antonio Palopó locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands
San Antonio Palopó culturalRegion Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Maya Highlands
Volcán Atitlán locatedIn Guatemala Highlands
this entity surface form: Guatemalan Highlands