Santa Cruz El Chol
Santa Cruz El Chol | |
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Coordinates: 14°57′43″N 90°29′14″W / 14.96194°N 90.48722°W | |
Country | Guatemala |
Department | Baja Verapaz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adolfo Mayén[1] (FCN-Nación) |
Area | |
• Total | 140 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 8,460 |
Climate | BSh |
Santa Cruz El Chol (Spanish pronunciation:
History
First settlers
Originally, the region was named "Santa Cruz Belén de los Indios Choles" (Bethlehem Holy Cross of the Chole Indians), and it was settled in 1603 (according to the friar Joseph H. Sotomayor), which makes it one of the oldest Spanish towns in Guatemala.
18th century
In the early 1710s, friar and chronicler
21st century
In the 21st century there are very few natives that speak achí, k'akchiquel, or
Traditions
Among this municipality representative folkloric dances the main ones are the dances of "El Venado" ("The Deer", "Los Animales" ("The Animals") and "El Costeño" ("The man from the coast"). During Holy Week and the annual festival, one can see religious processions and colorful died-sawdust carpets that are made for the processions.[4]
Annual festival
Santa Cruz El Chol annual festival takes places on 8 December in honor of the municipality saint patron: Holy Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. The festival is famous for its commercial activities, sports events, cultural, social and religious festivities and the traditional processions and "Romería", activity in which people rides horses for three days from the Eastern side of Guatemala to present the town's Catholic Church with gifts, prayers and special songs.[4]
Climate
Santa Cruz El Chol has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh).
Climate data for Santa Cruz El Chol | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.1 (82.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.0 (60.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
79 (3.1) |
180 (7.1) |
118 (4.6) |
74 (2.9) |
142 (5.6) |
74 (2.9) |
15 (0.6) |
2 (0.1) |
715 (28) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[5] |
Geographic location
El Chol is located 52 km East of Salamá, Baja Verapaz Department capital city.
See also
- Baja Verapaz Department
- Guatemala
- Order of Preachers
Notes and references
References
- ^ "Byron Tejeda gana elección a alcalde de Salamá" (in Spanish). Guatemala. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b c SEGEPLAN n.d.
- ^ Ximénez 1999.
- ^ a b c Municipalidad de Santa Cruz El Chol n.d.
- ^ "Climate: Santa Cruz El Chol". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Bibliography
- Abac; Manuel T., Evaristo; Bertrán, Pedro (1897). "Los indios que se redimen: Cartas de estudiantes indígenas aventajados". La Ilustración Guatemalteca (in Spanish). I (11). Guatemala.
- Gonzáles de Cosio, Domingo (n.d.). Libro de Bautismo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (in Spanish). El Chol, Guatemala.
- Municipalidad de Santa Cruz El Chol (n.d.). "Descripción del municipio". Municipalidad de Santa Cruz El Chol (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- SEGEPLAN (n.d.). "Municipios de Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Ximénez, Francisco (1999) [1715?]. Sáenz de Santa María, Carmelo (ed.). Historia de la provincia de San Vicente de Chiapa y Guatemala de la orden de predicadores (in Spanish). México: Consejo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de Chiapas.