Chicabnab Explained

Official Name:	Chicabnab
Settlement Type:	Hamlet
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Guatemala
Subdivision Name1:	Alta Verapaz
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	San Juan Chamelco
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population Blank2 Title:	Languages
Population Blank2:	Q'eqchi'
Timezone:	CST
Coordinates:	15.4449°N -91.2011°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	16010

Chicabnab is a Q'eqchi' Maya village within the San Juan Chamelco Municipality^[1] of the Alta Verapaz Department of Guatemala.^[2]

Economy

The main economy of Chicabnab is ecotourism. Tourists come for guided tours of the surrounding forests, where Quetzals are very common.^{[3] [4]}

Transport

No roads lead directly into the village, but within a two-hour walk of the village buses can be taken to San Pedro Carchá.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caserio Chicabnab en San Juan Chamelco . Codigo-postal.org . 28 December 2022.
2. Web site: Iglesia Chicabnab . Google Maps . Google, Inc. . 27 December 2022.
3. Web site: Reserva Natural Privada Chicabnab . INGUAT . 28 December 2022 . es . 2009.
4. Web site: Coban--Proyecto Ecological del Quetzal . Thorn Tree travel forum . 27 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016081943/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1399235 . 16 October 2012 . 26 June 2008.