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The center of the city of Huehuetenango lets you know a number of buildings dating from the beginning of the century as the Teatro Municipal, Amalia Chavez School, and Jacinta Edelmira Mauricio Molina.

The Cathedral is another architectural work that is worth knowing.

Chiantla
In this town, which is 5 kilometers from the capital, tourists can visit the church that houses inside the Virgin of Candelaria, representative work of the colonial era and decorated inside by Carlos Rigalt murals by mid- this century and which represent historical and religious scenes.

This virgin continues the tradition of regional pilgrimages and is held in their honor two annual festivals. Here, tourists will find crafts of various places, including brass and copper handicrafts made with the instruments of the colonial era.

Zaculeu
These ruins are located approximately five miles from downtown. Zaculeu was restored in the late 50s and has a small museum. Near the place is a river with the same name.

Aguacatán
20 miles from the center of the city is the county seat of Aguacatan, where you have to visit the colonial church and plaza on Sunday. He is known for the excellence of its tissues, as well as the birth of the Rio San Juan and the Rio Blanco. El Mirador
About 15 miles later you reach the Mirador “Juan Dieguez Olaverri” where is the poem “For the Cuchumatanes” written by this character from his exile in Comitan, Chiapas, at the beginning of the century.
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