Santa Cruz Muluá
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Santa Cruz Muluá is a municipality
in the Retalhuleu department
of Guatemala
. It is situated 180 km from Guatemala City
. The administrative center is bounded by the Samalá River
to the west, which serves as the border with San Sebastián
. Santa Cruz Muluá borders on the north with San Martín Zapotitlán
, with theme parks Xetulul and Xocomil. Also to the north lies San Felipe
famous for its blood sausage (moronga locally), to the east and the south is San Andrés Villa Seca
. Santa Cruz Mulua municipality contains several villages: El Asintal
(also Canton Asintal), Los Brillantes (also Finca Los Brilliantes), Boxoma further to the south and not often visited and, Lolita, which is the most distant and close the Pacific coast.
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 Retalhuleu 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...
. It is situated 180 km from Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
. The administrative center is bounded by the Samalá River
Samalá River
The Samalá is a river in Southwest Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre range, in the departments of Totonicapán and Quetzaltenango...
to the west, which serves as the border with San Sebastián
San Sebastián, Retalhuleu
San Sebastián is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
. Santa Cruz Muluá borders on the north with San Martín Zapotitlán
San Martín Zapotitlán
San Martín Zapotitlán is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala.This town has one catholic church....
, with theme parks Xetulul and Xocomil. Also to the north lies San Felipe
San Felipe, Retalhuleu
San Felipe is a municipality in the department of Retalhuleu, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.-Geography:...
famous for its blood sausage (moronga locally), to the east and the south is San Andrés Villa Seca
San Andrés Villa Seca
San Andrés Villa Seca is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala....
. Santa Cruz Mulua municipality contains several villages: El Asintal
El Asintal
El Asintal is a municipality in the Retalhuleu department of Guatemala. The ruins of the Mesoamerican city of Takalik Abaj are within the municipality....
(also Canton Asintal), Los Brillantes (also Finca Los Brilliantes), Boxoma further to the south and not often visited and, Lolita, which is the most distant and close the Pacific coast.