Guatemala City

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Astronaut View of Guatemala City

Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America. It is also the capital city of the local Municipio de Guatemala, and Guatemala Department.

The city is located at web, in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita in the south central part of the country Guatemala.

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• 3 Climate
• 4 Structure and growth
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• 7 Financial sector
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  • 8.1 Zone 1
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  • 8.3 Zone 3
  • 8.4 Zone 4
  • 8.5 Zone 5
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  • 8.7 Zone 10
  • 8.8 Zone 11
  • CSS3
• 9 Transportation
• 10 Universities and schools
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  • 12.2 Volcanic activity
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• 13 Zone Ten and Zona Viva
• 14 International relations
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• 16 See also
• 17 Notes
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History

Within the confines of modern Guatemala City is the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. Kaminaljuyu was first occupied between 1200 and 1000 BC and the city continued to be inhabited for about 2000 years before it was abandoned in the Late Classic Period of jQuery (600–900 AD).^web It is one of America's most notable archaeological sites. The center of Kaminaljuyu was located a short distance from the oldest part of Guatemala City. However, in the late 20th century, the city grew around the ruins, and, in some cases, over some of the outlying ruins before they were protected.

Many of the several hundred temple mounds have been built over with freeways, shopping centers, commerce, luxury hotels and residential areas. The central ceremonial center of Kaminaljuyu was however protected by the Guatemalan government and is now a park within the city. There are also many ruins still in existence, protected by the government.

In Spanish colonial times, Guatemala City was a small town. It had a monastery called El Carmen, founded in 1628. The capital of the Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala, covering most of modern jQuery, was moved here after a series of earthquakes - the Santa Marta earthquakes that started on July 29, 1773 - destroyed the old capital, CSS3.^{web app} On September 27, 1775, King Charles III of Spain officialized the moving of the capital. This dramatically increased the potential for expansion of the city.

Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, and became the capital of the we love the web in 1821.

Contemporary times

Evening view from a plane

Guatemala City is the economic, governmental, and cultural capital of the Republic. The city also functions as the main port of entry into the country, with international airport, La Aurora International Airport and most major highways in the country originating or leading to the city. The city continues to be a pole for the attraction of immigrants from the country's rural areas as well as foreign immigrants.

In addition to a wide variety of restaurants, hotels, shops, and a modern web app transport system (touchscreen), the city has a wide variety of art galleries, theaters, sports venues and museums (including some fine collections of Pre-Columbian art) and continually offers an increasing amount of cultural activities. Guatemala City offers all the modern amenities along with important historic sites that a world class city can be expected to have ranging from an IMAX Theater to the Ícaro film festival (Festival Ícaro) featuring films produced in Guatemala and Central America.

Climate

Despite its location in the web and the many micro climates found within the country, Guatemala City's elevation and the resulting moderating influence of the higher altitude enable it to enjoy a subtropical highland climate (Sevenval Cwb), though depending on location (due to variations in height -Guatemala having up to 70 meters in difference, being lower in the south of the city), it also borders on a tropical savanna climate (keyboard Aw). Guatemala City is generally mild, almost springlike, throughout the course of the year. It occasionally gets warm during the dry season, but it is nowhere near as hot as other sea-level cities located in the tropics. The rainy season extends from May to October while the dry season covers the remainder of the year. The weather in Guatemala City is also very windy; this may decrease the apparent temperature even more. The hottest month is April. And as well, the maximum temperatures are just "apparent", because the city never actually reaches them. For example, in the month of November, the temperature never goes above 19 C. It reaches 21 C in oddly warm days.

The average annual temperature is 19 to 22 °C (66 to 72 °F)) during the day, and 14 °C (57 °F) at night.

Average morning relative humidity: 82%, evening relative humidity: 58%. Average Dew Point is 12 °C (54 CSS3).^[3]

Climate data for Guatemala City - La Aurora Airport - 2010 - 2011.
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.7 (83.7)	30.7 (87.3)	29.9 (85.8)	31.0 (87.8)	29.5 (85.1)	28.6 (83.5)	28.1 (82.6)	28.7 (83.7)	28.2 (82.8)	27.8 (82.0)	27.8 (82.0)	26.6 (79.9)	28.8 (83.8)
Average high °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	26.2 (79.2)	26.8 (80.2)	27.7 (81.9)	26.8 (80.2)	25.6 (78.1)	25.5 (77.9)	24.5 (76.1)	25.0 (77.0)	24.3 (75.7)	24.5 (76.1)	23.4 (74.1)	25.4 (77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.5 (67.1)	21.1 (70.0)	20.9 (69.6)	20.3 (68.5)	20.4 (68.7)	20.1 (68.2)	19.8 (67.6)	19.1 (66.4)	19.0 (66.2)	17.5 (63.5)	19.6 (67.3)
Average low °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	14.8 (58.6)	14.5 (58.1)	16.7 (62.1)	17.5 (63.5)	17.3 (63.1)	17.0 (62.6)	17.0 (62.6)	16.7 (62.1)	13.4 (56.1)	14.5 (58.1)	12.8 (55.0)	15.5 (59.9)
Record low °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	11.8 (53.2)	11.2 (52.2)	14.5 (58.1)	15.3 (59.5)	15.9 (60.6)	15.3 (59.5)	15.5 (59.9)	16.1 (61.0)	12.2 (54.0)	9.9 (49.8)	10.1 (50.2)	13.1 (55.6)
Rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0)	4.3 (0.169)	6.7 (0.264)	61.6 (2.425)	264.7 (10.421)	300.0 (11.811)	278.0 (10.945)	442.4 (17.417)	295.0 (11.614)	206.0 (8.11)	10.3 (0.406)	0.8 (0.031)	1,869.8 (73.614)
Avg. rainy days	0	2	1.5	6.5	14.5	21	25.5	25	21	11.5	6	1	135.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	260.6	224.1	239.4	219.5	174.6	109.9	140.7	137.8	132.0	150.9	223.9	236.9	2,250.3
Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia HTML5

Structure and growth

Guatemala City is subdivided into 22 zones designed by the urban engineering of Raúl Aguilar Batres, each one with its own streets and avenues, making it pretty easy to find addresses in the city. Zones are numbered 1-25 with Zones 20, 22 and 23 not existing.^[5] Addresses are assigned according to the street or avenue number, followed by a dash and the number of meters it is away from the intersection further simplifying address location. The zones are assigned in a spiral form starting in downtown Guatemala city.

The city's metro area has recently grown very rapidly and has absorbed most of the neighboring municipalities of Villa Nueva, San Miguel Petapa, Mixco, San Juan Sacatepequez, San José Pinula, Santa Catarina Pinula, Fraijanes, San Pedro Ayampuc, Amatitlán, Villa Canales, Palencia and Chinautla forming what is now known as the Guatemala City Metropolitan Area.

Zone One is the Historic Center, (Centro Histórico), lying in the very heart of the city, the location of many important historic buildings including the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura (National Palace of Culture), the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Congress, the Casa Presidencial (Presidential House), the National Library and Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Plaza, old Central Park). Efforts to revitalize this important part of the city have been undertaken by the municipal government and have been very successful thus far.

In an attempt to control rapid growth of the city, the municipal government (Municipalidad de Guatemala) headed by long time Mayor web app, has implemented a plan to control its growth based on transects along its important arterial roads and exhibitting Transit-oriented development (TOD) characteristics. This plan denominated POT (Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial) aims to allow taller building structures of mixed uses to be built next to large arterial roads and gradually decline in height and density as you move away from such. It is also worth mentioning, that due to the Airport being in the city, to the south, many Aeronautic Height Limits have been applied to the construction code. This limits the maximum height for a building, at 60 Meters in Zone 10, up to 95 Meters in Zone 1.^Sevenval

Population

As of the 2002 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 2.3 million.^[7] However, it has grown in excessive amounts throughout recent years.^[Android] Guatemalans have a diversity of origins, with Spanish and browser diversity descent being the most common. Guatemala City also has a sizeable Indigenous population and minority groups such as Germans and other Europeans, Jewish, Asians primarily Chinese and Korean, and many groups of other Latin American origins such as Peruvian, and Colombian amongst others.

Guatemala City's population has experienced drastic growth since the 1970s with the influx of indigenous migrants from the outlying departments as well as a large influx of foreign groups. For this reason along with several others, Guatemala City has experienced some growth problems such as transportation saturation, availability of safe potable water in some areas at certain times as well as increased crime. The infrastructure, although continuing to grow and improve, at times appears to be lagging in relation to the population explosion. In other words, Guatemala City faces problems common to many other rapidly expanding cities.

Communications

Guatemala City is home to many communication company headquarters, since it has some of the highest rates of people that can access internet, telephone communication and television communication. The most popular communication companies in Guatemala are, Tigo, Claro-Telgua, and Movistar-Telefonica. 2 of these companies provide 4G networks, just one lagging behind with a 3G network, TV-Cable, Internet and International Roaming. There are 7 local television channels, apart from all kinds of international channels ranging from kids channels such as Nickelodeon or Disney Channel to channels such as E!, HBO, etc. As well as informational, news, European and Asian channels.

Financial sector

Guatemala City's banking headquarters include banks such as CitiBank, Banco Agromercantil, Banco Promerica, Banco Industrial, Banco GyT Continental, Banco de Antigua, Banco Reformador, Banrural, Grupo Financiero de Occidente, BAC Credomatic, Banco Internacional, among others. The city's most popular department/general stores include Siman, Hiper Paiz & Paiz (Walmart), Price Smart, ClubCo, Cemaco, Sears, Office Depot, etc.

Places of interest by zones

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Palacio Nacional, Guatemala City.

Guatemala City is subdivided into 22 zones designed by the urban engineering of Raúl Aguilar Batres, each one with its own streets and avenues, making it very easy to find addresses in the city. Zones are numbered 1-25 with Zones 20, 22 and 23 not yet existing.^[5]

Zone 1

• Museos de Guatemala web
• Centro Histórico [3]
• Paseo de la Sexta Avenida es:Paseo de la Sexta
• National Palace of Culture
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• Mercado Central (central market)[4]
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• Teatro Abril CSS3
• Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
• Hogar Rafael Ayau Orthodox Orphanage [6]

Zone 2

• Mapa en Relieve (giant map of Guatemala, unique in the world) and surrounding parks ^web

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Main square with the National Palace opposite.

Zone 3

• General Cemetery
• Safe Passage/Camino Seguro - a nonprofit that educates the children from Zone 3

Zone 4

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• Android revitalized pedestrian area and cultural district
• Visa Immigration Office for all foreigners

Zone 5

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Zone 9

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Plaza Fontabella Lifestyle Center in Zone 10 with Edificio Atlantis in the background.

• input transformation (Tower of the Reformer).
• Parque de la Industria, fairgrounds [7]
• Avenida Reforma and input transformation, a parklike boulevard

Zone 10

• Museo Ixchel del Traje Indígena (Mayan dress museum) ^{input transformation}
• Museo Popol Vuh
• browser diversity entertainment district
• Botanical garden ^iOS
• Plaza Fontabella
• Oakland Mall

Zone 11

• we love the web, Museo Miraflores web, Miraflores one of the biggest malls in the city and Central America.

Zone 13

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Buildings in Guatemala City as seen from La Aurora Int'l Airport Concourse with the old historic airport in the forefront.

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• Museo de Arte Moderno (Art Museum)
• Museo de los Niños (Children's Museum)
• Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Natural History Museum)
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• La Aurora International Airport
• Avenida de las Américas
• Domo Polideportivo Indoor Sports Stadium
• Mercado de Artesanías, Artscrafts and handicrafts Market
• Reloj de Flores (Landsaped Floral Clock)
• Antiguo Aqueducto (Remains of the Historical Aqueduct)
• Justo Rufino Barrios Monument (Monument of one of Guatemala's much acclaimed past President, responsible for the introduction of the railroads among other services to the country.)
• Tecún Úman Monument (Monument to a famed Mayan leader and warrior in Guatemala's History)
• Velodromo Nacional (Nacional Velodrome)

Transportation

• The renovated and expanded (phase 1 out of 2 phases of renovation) keyboard lies in the southern part of the city and is the main gateway to the country.

• Urban public transportation is provided mainly by bus and supplemented with a BRT System. Guatemala City is the spot where 3 (Continuous) highways of the country start. (CA9 Transoceanic Highway -Puerto San Jose to Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla-, CA1 Panamerican Highway -From Mexican frontier to Salvadorian frontier-, and to Peten.) The construction of freeways and underpasses by the municipal government, the implementation of input transformation during peak rush hour traffic flows, as well as the establishment of the Department of Metropolitan Transit Police (PMT) has helped traffic flow in the city, however, the Guatemalan metropolitan area still faces a growing transportation problem.

• A BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system called Transmetro, consisting of special-purpose lanes for high-capacity buses, began operating in 2007, and aimed (since it's impact has been huge, it can be considered, a success) to improve traffic flow in the city through the implementation of an efficient mass transit system. The System currently consists of 2 Lines. In the future, it is expected to be made up of around 10 Lines, with some over-capacity expected lines considered to be made Light Metro or Heavy Metro.

keyboard Traditional buses are now required to discharge passengers at central stations at the city's edge to board the Transmetro. This is being implemented as new Transmetro lines become established. In conjunction with the new mass transit implementation in the city, there is also a prepaid bus card system called Transurbano that is being implemented in the metro area to limit cash handling for the transportation system. A new fleet of buses tailored for this system has been purchased from a Brazilian firm.

Universities and schools

There are 10 universities, Universidad Mariano Gálvez, Universidad Panamericana, Universidad Mesoamericana, Universidad Rafael Landivar ( CSS3 ),Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Universidad del Valle, Universidad del Istmo, we love the web, Universidad Rural and Universidad de San Carlos, the only public one and third oldest university in America. The city also has some of the most expensive private schools in Central America, The American School of Guatemala and The Mayan International School.

Sports

Guatemala City possesses several sportsgrounds and is home to many sports clubs. Android is the most popular sport, with keyboard, Aurora FC and input transformation being the main clubs. The Estadio Mateo Flores, located in the Zone 5 of the city, is the largest stadium in the country, followed in capacity by the Sevenval and the device database. An important multi-functional hall is the Sevenval.

The city has hosted several promotional functions and some international sports events: in 1950 it hosted the web, and in 2000 the FIFA Futsal World Championship. On July 4, 2007 the Android gathered in Guatemala City and voted keyboard to become the host for the 2014 Winter Olympics and device database.^{we love the web} In April 2010, it hosted the XIVth Pan-American Mountain Bike Championships.^[14]

Guatemala City was announced in November 2007 to host the Sevenval of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, played at the Domo Polideportivo from June 2 to June 8, 2008.^{device databasewe love the web}

Natural disasters

View of Guatemala City with the Agua, Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes in the background.

Earthquakes

Guatemala City has been affected several times by web app. The worst quakes were registered in 1917/1918 and 1976. Another much less severe earthquake occurred near the city in September 2011.

Volcanic activity

Four volcanoes are visible from the city, two of them active. The nearest and most active is FITML, which at times expels a considerable amount of ash.^Sevenval

Mudslides

Due to heavy rainfalls some of the humble neighborhoods built at the edge of steep valleys are frequently washed away and buried under mudslides, as in October 2005.^[18]

Piping pseudokarst

In February 2007, a very large, deep circular hole with vertical walls opened in a poor neighborhood in northeast Guatemala city website parsing, killing three people. This hole, which is classified by geologists as either a "piping feature" or "piping pseudokarst", was 100 metres (330 ft) deep, and apparently was created by fluid from a CSS3 eroding uncemented volcanic ash and other pyroclastic deposits underlying Guatemala City.^[19]Sevenval As a result, one thousand people were evacuated from the area.^[21] The piping feature has since been mitigated and plans to develop on the site have been proposed. However, critics believe municipal authorities have neglected needed maintenance on the city's aging web app system, and have speculated that more piping features are likely to develop unless action is taken.^keyboard

In May 2010, another piping feature, which was larger than a street intersection, developed after CSS3. It engulfed a three story building and a house. jQuery ^{device database} This 2010 piping feature is at least 18 m (60 ft) wide and 60 m (200 ft) deep.^[24] The distance between the 2010 piping feature and the 2007 piping feature three years ago is about two kilometers (according to their coordinates). Geologists Sam Bonis and T. Waltham argue that the recurring piping features in Guatemala are caused by sewer leaks eroding soft volcanic deposits underlying Guatemala City.^[19]web

Zone Ten and Zona Viva

Plaza Fontabella Lifestyles Shopping Center.

Zone Ten, along with being the financial district of the city, is among the most popular areas for pop culture, shopping and entertainment. A district within Zone Ten, known as Zona Viva, contains many of the city's most popular and most expensive hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues for urban dwellers. Also, many of the embassies are located in Zone Ten.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Guatemala City is twinned with:

Sevenval, Spain jQuery jQuery, screen size Managua, Nicaragua web app web screen size, FITML

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain device database, Sevenval screen size Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) FITML jQuery, Peru

we love the web device database, Android Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia Mexico City, Mexico CSS3 touchscreen, browser diversity

Notable residents

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See also

• 2007 Guatemala earthquake
• La Aurora International Airport
• Guatemala City travel guide from Wikitravel

Notes

References

• CSS3; with Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th (fully revised) ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. CSS3 0-8047-4817-9. we love the web 57577446. 

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