Jutiapa
Encyclopedia
Jutiapa is a municipality
in the Jutiapa
department
of Guatemala
. Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala
at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa.
Local crafts include candles (both tallow
and paraffin
type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts, and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Jutiapa
Jutiapa (department)
Jutiapa is a department of Guatemala that borders along El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. The capital is the city of Jutiapa. It has a population of about 400,000, primarily of European and Native American extractions.The population is ethnically "ladinos" in its majority...
department
Departments of Guatemala
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of Guatemala
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...
. Located 124 km from the city of Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
at an altitude of 892 m (2,926 ft), it is the capital of the department of Jutiapa.
Local crafts include candles (both tallow
Tallow
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, processed from suet. It is solid at room temperature. Unlike suet, tallow can be stored for extended periods without the need for refrigeration to prevent decomposition, provided it is kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation.In industry,...
and paraffin
Paraffin
In chemistry, paraffin is a term that can be used synonymously with "alkane", indicating hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. Paraffin wax refers to a mixture of alkanes that falls within the 20 ≤ n ≤ 40 range; they are found in the solid state at room temperature and begin to enter the...
type); woven hats and other palm products; leather saddles, belts, and riding gear; and traditional ceramics.