Zunil
Zunil | |
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 Panorama, 2009 | |
  Zunil Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W / 14.783; -91.483 | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Quetzaltenango |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Maria Chaj (2012-2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,076 m (6,811 ft) |
| Population (2011 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 12,356 |
| • Density | 134.30/km2 (347.8/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Zunil (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈnil]) 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]
There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.
Contents
1 Religion
2 Namesakes
3 Gallery
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Religion
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.
Namesakes
A crater on Mars, which may be the source of Mars meteorites, is named after the village.[3]
Gallery
Indoor market
Church in Zunil
Panorama of Zunil
Buses in Zunil
Notes
^ ab Zunil at Inforpressca Archived June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab Cattelan 2004, p.36.
^ McEwan, A.S.; et al. (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars" (PDF). Icarus. 176 (2): 351–381. Bibcode:2005Icar..176..351M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. Retrieved 2006-09-08..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em.
References
Cattelan, Marino (2004). Quetzaltenango. Guatemala: Xibalbá Publicaciones.
External links
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783°N 91.483°W / 14.783; -91.483
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zunil. |
- Zunil at Inforpressca
- Fuentes Georginas
 Quetzaltenango Department | ||
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Capital: Quetzaltenango | ||
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