Western Highlands
The Western Highlands are a lush and beautiful mountainous region in Guatemala, stretching from the outskirts of Antigua to the Mexican border. The region is defined by two main features: the Sierra Madre, a mountain range of volcanoes on its south side, and the tall mountain ranges that form the northern side.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Quetzaltenango
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Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela or Xelaju, is the second largest city in Guatemala.
Huehuetenango
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Huehuetenango is a city in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
Chichicastenango
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Chichicastenango is a small town in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
Destinations
Lake Atitlán
Lago de Atitlán is a beautiful volcanic lake in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and is one of Guatemala's most important national and international tourist attractions.
Solola
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Sololá is a city in a state of the same name in the Western Highlands region of Guatemala.
Cantel
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Cantel is a village in Guatemala, 10 km from the major city of Quetzaltenango.
Almolonga
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Almolonga is a city in Guatemala on the road between Ciudad de Quetzaltenango and Zunil.
Zunil
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Zunil is a town and municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala with a surface area of 80 square kilometres.
Todos Santos Cuchumatán
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Todos Santos Cuchumatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango.
San Andrés Xecul
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San Andrés Xecul is in Guatemala. The colourful church is the main attraction in San Andrés Xecul…
Salcajá
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Salcajá is a town and municipality in Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala.
Uspantan
Uspantán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.
Sacapulas
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Sacapulas is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.
Western Highlands
- Type: highland
- Description: upland region in southern Guatemala, lying between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas to the south and the Petén lowlands to the north; made up of a series of high valleys enclosed by mountains
- Location: Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
15.4° or 15° 24' northLongitude of centre
-91.19° or 91° 11' 24" westWikidata ID
Q5614263Western Highlands Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 危地马拉高原
- Chinese: 危地马拉高地
- Chinese: 瓜地馬拉高地
- Chinese: 瓜地马拉高地
- English: Guatemalan Highlands
- Esperanto: Gvatemala Altaĵo
- French: Guatemala occidental
- French: hauts-plateaux du Guatemala
- German: Hochland
- German: Hochland von Guatemala
- Hebrew: הרמות של גואטמלה
- Indonesian: Dataran tinggi Guatemala
- Italian: Altopiani occidentali del Guatemala
- Japanese: グアテマラ高地
- Portuguese: Highlands da Guatemala
- Portuguese: Terras altas da Guatemala
- Slovenian: Gvatemalsko višavje
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Western Highlands. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.