Zunil
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 Zunil
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| Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Admin. division | Zacapa Department |
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Zunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 92 square kilometres (36 sq mi).[1] Zunil is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city of Quetzaltenango, on the bank of the Salamá River.[2] Zunil has an altitude of approximately 2,075 metres (6,808 ft) above mean sea level.[2] The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous. The inhabitants speak K'iche' and Spanish.[1]
Zunil possesses active worship of San Simón (also known as Maximón), a life-sized mannequin representing a Maya god, sitting in a wooden throne, which is moved to a different house every year, and many people visit and leave gifts at his shrine.
There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[3]
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[edit] Gallery
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Indoor market
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Church in Zunil
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Panorama of Zunil
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Buses in Zunil
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Zunil at Inforpressca
- ^ a b Cattelan 2004, p.36.
- ^ McEwan, A.S. et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars". Icarus 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode 2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. http://www.mars.asu.edu/christensen/classdocs/mcewen_zunil_Icarus_2005.pdf. Retrieved 2006-09-08..
[edit] References
- Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W
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