Iztapa

Iztapa Ystapa[1]
Iztapa Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 13°55′59″N 90°42′27″W / 13.93306°N 90.70750°W / 13.93306; -90.70750Coordinates: 13°55′59″N 90°42′27″W / 13.93306°N 90.70750°W / 13.93306; -90.70750
Country	Guatemala
Department	Escuintla
Population
• Total	15,000

Iztapa, or Puerto de Iztapa, is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

Located in the shores of Pacific Ocean and surrounded by Michatoya and Maria Linda rivers, and also by the Canal de Chiquimulilla. Its population is about 15,000 people.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

As of 1850, the British were calling the Iztapa, Yetapa.^[1]

Archaeology

Fishtail points, the most common style of tool manufacturing in South America, were discovered in Iztapa (c. 7700–7300 BCE).^{[citation needed]} They are considered to be the remains of an archaic Iztapan culture.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

Deportivo Iztapa football club play in the second tier of Guatemalan football. Their home venue is the Estadio Municipal Morón.

References

v t e Escuintla Department Capital: Escuintla Municipalities Escuintla Guanagazapa Iztapa La Democracia La Gomera Masagua Nueva Concepción Palín San José San Vicente Pacaya Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Siquinalá Tiquisate