Panzós

Panzós
Panzós
Location in Guatemala
Coordinates:
Country Guatemala
Department Alta Verapaz Department

Panzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.

On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 60 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army.[1][2]

The name Panzós means "place of the green waters", in reference to the nearby Polochic River and swamps full of alligators and birds.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brockett, Charles. "Political Movements and Violence in Central America". Cambridge University Press. http://assets.cambridge.org/052184/083X/excerpt/052184083X_excerpt.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
  2. ^ Peters, Moira (2008-05-04). "Portraits of Strength : The women of Panzós". The Dominion. http://www.dominionpaper.ca/arts/2006/05/04/portraits_.html. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
  3. ^ Iain Stewart, Mark Whatmore, Peter Eltringham. The Rough Guide to Guatemala. Rough Guides. p. 315. ISBN 9781858288482. 
Capital: Cobán
Municipalities