Zunil

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Zunil
Church in the center of Zunil
Church in the center of Zunil
Zunil (Guatemala )
Zunil
Zunil
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 14°47′N 91°29′W / 14.783, -91.483
Country Guatemala
Admin. division Zacapa Department
Government
 - Mayor

Zunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with surface area of 92 sq. km. The population is about 14,000 people, 100% indigenous. The spoken language is K'iche.

Panorama of Zunil
Panorama of Zunil

San Simón (also known as Maximón) is an old life-sized doll of a Mayan God, sitting in a wooden throne, which changes its house every year. This cult is alive even nowadays and many people go and leave gifts at its altar.[1]

There are thermal baths with volcanic water around the town, for example Fuentes Georginas and Almolonga.

A crater on Mars is named after it. The crater may be the source of Mars meteorites. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ McEwan, A.S. et al (2005). "The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars". Icarus 176: 351 - 381. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.02.009. .

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Buses in Zunil
Buses in Zunil

Coordinates: 14°47′N, 91°29′W

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