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Departments of Guatemala

Can you name the 22 departments of Guatemala?
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Departments
Alta Verapaz
Baja Verapaz
Chimaltenango
Chiquimula
Escuintla
Guatemala
Huehuetenango
Izabal
Jalapa
Jutiapa
El Petén
Departments
El Progreso
Quetzaltenango
El Quiché
Retalhuleu
Sacatepéquez
San Marcos
Santa Rosa
Sololá
Suchitepéquez
Totonicapán
Zacapa
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9 Comments
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Level 59
Sep 9, 2016
got all apart from "Retalhulea" maybe you could accept Retalhuleu
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Level 72
Sep 9, 2016
Sure.
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Level 70
Feb 23, 2017
which by the way, is the correct answer. There is no Retalhulea
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Level 72
Feb 23, 2017
Fixed.
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Level 34
Oct 30, 2024
Very fun quiz, I've been wondering what the "tenango" suffix means.
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Level 72
Oct 31, 2024
From Entremundos.

'Quetzaltenango is derived from Mexica languages and means “the place where quetzals abound” or “under the wall of the quetzal.” This is because, upon entering Quahtemallan (Guatemala), the Aztecs didn’t know the names of the towns, and when they were asked about them by the Spanish, they came up with them based on what they saw most in a given area. The quetzal was abundant in Xelajuj, and tenango means “the land where there is a lot of…” In this manner, they went on naming places throughout Guatemala, including Huehuetenango, Jacaltenango, Jocotenango, Chichicastenango, Mazatenango, etc.'

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Level 72
Oct 31, 2024
I didn't know it was from Nahuatl until I did the research, that's pretty cool :)
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Level 34
Nov 1, 2024
Interesting, thanks!
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Level 27
Sep 22, 2025
ggs