Alta Verapaz, Guatemala · North America
71,846
Population
North America
Continent
Guatemala
Timezone
GT
Country Code
Panzós (Spanish pronunciation: [panˈsos]) is a town with a population of 22,068 (2018 census) and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. On 29 May 1978, the village of Panzós was the site of a massacre in which between 30 and 106 local inhabitants (figures vary) were killed by the army. The name Panzós means "place of the green waters" in reference to the nearby Polochic River and swamps full of alligators and birds.
Coordinates
15.3986°, -89.6415°
Region/State
Alta Verapaz
District
Municipio de Panzós
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Country
Guatemala
Region
Alta Verapaz
Timezone
America/Guatemala
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