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San Pedro La Laguna
A backpacker and artist hub on Lake Atitlán's shores beneath San Pedro Volcano, known for Spanish schools and Tz'utujil Maya culture.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Sololá, Guatemala · North America
Nahualá is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, 20km from Lake Atitlan.
Nahualá is a town located in Sololá, Guatemala. With a population of 27,690, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Nahualá sits in Guatemala. It's in the America/Guatemala time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Nahualá to your route.
Nahualá (Spanish pronunciation: [nawaˈla]) is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is sometimes known as Santa Catalina Nahualá in honor of the town's patron saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, but the official name is just "Nahualá". Formerly, the town's name was written Nagualá, andRead more
earlier transcriptions of the name in colonial documents include Nauala, Niguala, Niuala, and Navala.
Nahualá or Nawala' is also the Kʼicheʼ (Quiché) language name for the Nahualate River, which is called Niwala' in the local Nahualá dialect. The river has its source in the north of the township of Nahualá, and flows through the center of the town's cabecera ("head-town").
Nahualá is the location of radio station Nawal Estereo, the Internet-accessible modern successor to the station La Voz de Nahualá, which was founded in Nahualá with the assistance of Roman Catholic clerics from the Diocese of Helena Montana in the 1960s. Nowadays, the station broadcasts primarily in the Kʼicheʼ language, with some broadcasts also done in Kaqchikel and Spanish.
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Nahualá is located in Sololá, Guatemala, North America. The coordinates are 14.8429 latitude, -91.3180 longitude.
Nahualá has a population of approximately 27,690 people, making it a town in Guatemala.
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A backpacker and artist hub on Lake Atitlán's shores beneath San Pedro Volcano, known for Spanish schools and Tz'utujil Maya culture.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A breathtaking volcanic lake surrounded by three towering volcanoes and traditional Mayan villages, often called the most beautiful lake in the world.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Central America's largest indigenous market held every Thursday and Sunday, overflowing with textiles, masks, flowers, and Maya rituals.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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