San Vicente Pacaya Explained

Official Name:San Vicente Pacaya
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Guatemala
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guatemala
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guatemala
Subdivision Name1: Escuintla
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Escuintla
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:131
Population As Of:census 2018
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16705
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:8942
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Blank2:Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism
Coordinates:14.4161°N -90.6392°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwb

San Vicente Pacaya (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

Climate

San Vicente Pacaya has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Films

The municipality was the filming location for the Guatemalan movie Ixcanul, from director Jayro Bustamante, a film that had earn international praise and 17 international awards, including several major European circuits. Based on a true story, Ixcanul tells the story of María, a young girl that goes from a peaceful arranged married while working at a coffee plantation near Ixcanul Volcano to dealing with the harsh reality of children traffic and machismo in her society after she unwillingly gets pregnant after a night with her childhood sweetheart.[2]

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References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/guatemala/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. News: Ixcanul está en casa . 24 August 2015 . 24 August 2015 . ElPeriódico . Guatemala . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150824174259/http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/08/24/oculta/ixcanul-esta-en-casa/ . August 24, 2015 .