Izabal (Spanish pronunciation: [isaˈβal]) is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its coastal areas form part of the homeland of the Garifuna people...
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To the south it borders the Guatemalan departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal. Much of the western border with Mexico is formed by the Usumacinta River...
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vertient, larger and deeper, such as the Polochic which drains in Lake Izabal, Río Dulce, Motagua and Sarstún that forms the boundary with Belize in the...
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is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west...
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The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. The departments are...
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de Lara fort guarding the entrance to Lake Izabal. The main cause of the drastic depopulation of Lake Izabal and the Motagua Delta was the constant slave...
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created by a governmental decree on 8 May 1866, together with Huehuetenango, Izabal and Petén departments. In 1902 the eruption of the Santa María volcano in...
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Oaxaca. Meanwhile, from 1904 to 1909, the Mexican governor of Sonora, Rafael Izábal, led "organized manhunts" in which about 8,000 to 15,000 Yaquis were taken...
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from Guatemala City. To the north lie the departments of Alta Verapaz and Izabal; to the east is the border with the Republic of Honduras; on the south are...
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Quiriguá (category Izabal Department)
[kiɾiˈɣwa]) is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized site covering approximately...
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now forms the modern department of Zacapa and part of the department of Izabal. Chiquimula is located in the southeastern region of Guatemala. It is bordered...
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of Zacapa and Izabal in October 1966 dubbed "Operation Guatemala". Col. Carlos Arana Osorio was appointed commander of the "Zacapa-Izabal Military Zone"...
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Alessandra Manzur Second Runner-Up USA Guatemala – Sara Whipple Semifinalists Izabal – Lisa Francisca Chimaltenango – Andrea Morales Jalapa – Sindy Buezo Chiquimula...
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Lake Izabal and came close to starvation before they captured a Maya boy who led them to safety. Cortés found a village on the shore of Lake Izabal, and...
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Semifinalists Alta Verapaz - Alejandra Soria Chimaltenango - Emely López Departamento Guatemala - Melanie Aranky Escuintla - Cindy Samayoa Zacapa - Claudia...
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These rivers include the Polochic and Dulce Rivers, which drain into Lake Izabal, the Motagua River, the Sarstún, which forms the boundary with Belize, and...
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las Casas and Chahal in Alta Verapaz Department; El Estor and Livingston, Izabal Department; and San Luis, Petén, where Naturaceites operates. Sayaxché has...
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affecting 500 people. Fallen trees blocked some roads and highways in the Izabal Department. A tree fell on a home in Finca Salinas de Amatitlán, injuring...
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yellow alert (moderate risk) was issued for the departments of Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Petén, and San Marcos on August 6. Rainfall generated by the storm in Petén...
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other tribes continued up to 1548, when the Q'eqchi' in Nueva Sevilla, Izabal were defeated, leaving the Spanish in complete control of the region. Not...
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PROSPERIDAD STRENGTH LIFE PROSPERITY Amambay Department –present 1. XIII DEPARTAMENTO DE AMAMBAY 2. REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY 1. XIII DEPARTMENT OF AMAMBAY 2...
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on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023. "Candidatos a diputados de 11 departamentos del partido Prosperidad Ciudadana si podrán participar en las elecciones"...
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sus componentes curriculares, en el municipio de Puerto Barrios, Departamento de Izabal (PDF) (in Spanish). Guatemala: Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad...
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Senahú, Cahabón and Chahal, in Alta Verapaz and the entire department of Izabal." Highly saturated salt water comes from the ground in several sacred wells...
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