Jalapa, Jalapa
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Jalapa is a city in Guatemala
. It is the capital of the department of Jalapa; it is also the municipal seat of that department's municipality of Jalapa. It is located 174 kilometres (108.1 mi) from Guatemala City
.
However, there is a shorter road from Guatemala city to Jalapa using Atlantic Highway and then going south (exit toward the city of Sanarate
). This way Jalapa is only around 97 kilometres (60.3 mi), from Guatemala City.
The city of Jalapa was built in a valley, surrounded by the Jumay volcano and the mountains of Alcoba and Arluta and the Jalapa Mountains. For this reason and its altitude, 1,362 meters above sea level, their inhabitants enjoy an excellent weather, which is mild temperate; for this reason Jalapa is Known as the "climatologic of the east". It is never too cold and never too hot.
The local economy is based on agricultural and livestock products. The department of Jalapa produces corn and beans which are the main diet of Guatemalans, but also produces fruits such as peaches, apples, blackberries, bananas, avocados and vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower, most of which are exported to El Salvador
. Jalapa also produces dairy products and is famous for its cheese, especially queso seco ("dry cheese", a drier version of queso fresco) and mantequilla de costal ("sack butter"), which is produced mainly in Monjas
, San Manuel Chaparrón
, San Carlos Alzatate
and Jalapa.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is the capital of the department of Jalapa; it is also the municipal seat of that department's municipality of Jalapa. It is located 174 kilometres (108.1 mi) from Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
.
However, there is a shorter road from Guatemala city to Jalapa using Atlantic Highway and then going south (exit toward the city of Sanarate
Sanarate
Sanarate is the largest city in the El Progreso department of Guatemala.Sanarate is a town within El Progreso. Sanarate has 43 aldeas...
). This way Jalapa is only around 97 kilometres (60.3 mi), from Guatemala City.
The city of Jalapa was built in a valley, surrounded by the Jumay volcano and the mountains of Alcoba and Arluta and the Jalapa Mountains. For this reason and its altitude, 1,362 meters above sea level, their inhabitants enjoy an excellent weather, which is mild temperate; for this reason Jalapa is Known as the "climatologic of the east". It is never too cold and never too hot.
The local economy is based on agricultural and livestock products. The department of Jalapa produces corn and beans which are the main diet of Guatemalans, but also produces fruits such as peaches, apples, blackberries, bananas, avocados and vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower, most of which are exported to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. Jalapa also produces dairy products and is famous for its cheese, especially queso seco ("dry cheese", a drier version of queso fresco) and mantequilla de costal ("sack butter"), which is produced mainly in Monjas
Monjas
Monjas is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala, approximately 50 miles from Guatemala City, Guatemala.-References:...
, San Manuel Chaparrón
San Manuel Chaparrón
San Manuel Chaparrón is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala....
, San Carlos Alzatate
San Carlos Alzatate
San Carlos Alzatate is a municipality in the Jalapa department of Guatemala....
and Jalapa.