Retalhuleu

Retalhuleu is a department located in the south-west of Guatemala, extending from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean coast. It has an area of 1856 km². In 2002 the population of the Department of Retalhuleu was 241,411. The capital is the city of Retalhuleu. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Guatemala is divided in 22 departments Department (Capital) Alta Verapaz (Cobán) Baja Verapaz (Salamá) Chimaltenango (Chimaltenango) Chiquimula (Chiquimula) El Petén (Flores) El Progreso (Guastatoya) El Quiché (Santa Cruz del Quiché) Escuintla (Escuintla) Guatemala (Guatemala) Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango) Izabal (Puerto Barrios) Jalapa (Jalapa) Jutiapa (Jutiapa) Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango) Retalhuleu (Retalhuleu) Sacatep... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Retalhuleu a small city in south-western Guatemala, located at 14. ...

The largest Native American group in the state is Quiché Maya people. The department contains a number of Pre-Columbian ruins, including Takalik Abaj and San Juan Noj. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The Kiche (or Quiché in Spanish spelling), are a Native American people, part of the Maya ethnic group. ... The Maya people are a Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. ... The term Pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the New World in the era before significant European influence. ... Takalik Abaj is an archeological site, formerly a site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ...

Municipalities

The Department is divided into nine municipalities:

1. Champerico
2. El Asintal
3. Nuevo San Carlos
4. Retalhuleu
5. San Andrés Villa Seca
6. San Felipe
7. San Martín Zapotitlán
8. San Sebastián
9. Santa Cruz Muluá

San Felipe is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala. ...

Departments of Guatemala
Alta Verapaz | Baja Verapaz | Chimaltenango | Chiquimula | El Petén | El Progreso | El Quiché | Escuintla | Guatemala | Huehuetenango | Izabal | Jalapa | Jutiapa | Quetzaltenango | Retalhuleu | Sacatepéquez | San Marcos | Santa Rosa | Sololá | Suchitepéquez | Totonicapán | Zacapa