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Huehuetenango is a city in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The population was about 58,000 people as of 2002. The city is located at {{coor dm|15|32|N|91|47|W|}}, 269 km from Guatemala City.

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City - Guatemala - Huehuetenango - 2002 - Guatemala City

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Huehuetenango was founded after the Spanish conquest of the Maya capital of Zaculeu, the Pre-Columbian capital of the Mam Maya people. Many people of Mam decent still live in and around Huehuetenago, and the ruins of Zaculeu is a tourist attraction a short distance from town.

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Spanish - Maya - Zaculeu - Pre-Columbian - Mam - Maya people

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Former president Efraín Ríos Montt was born in Huehuetenango.

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President - Efraín Ríos Montt

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