Theme Week Guatemala – Guatemala City

29 October 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Palacio Nacional © flickr.com - Francisco Anzola/cc-by-2.0

Palacio Nacional © flickr.com – Francisco Anzola/cc-by-2.0

Guatemala City (Spanish: Ciudad de Guatemala), locally known as Guatemala or Guate, officially Ciudad de Guatemala, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita (English: Hermitage Valley). It is estimated that its population is about 1 million. Guatemala City is also the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department.   read more…

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