San Juan Comalapa, Art municipality in Chimaltenango, Guatemala
San Juan Comalapa extends across 76 square kilometers of land at an elevation of 2,104 meters in the Chimaltenango Department of Guatemala.
The region experienced a significant battle during the Spanish conquest where Spanish forces and their Kaqchikel allies defeated the Tz'utujils in the 16th century.
Local painters continue the tradition established by Kaqchikel artist Andrés Curruchich in the 1930s, with 500 artists now creating works about indigenous life.
The municipality maintains connections with surrounding areas through a network of roads linking to Tecpán Guatemala, Santa Apolonia, and San Martín Jilotepeque.
The art community of San Juan Comalapa maintains international relations through a friendship agreement with the municipality of Stord in Norway.
Location: Chimaltenango
Elevation above the sea: 2,104 m
Shares border with: Tecpán Guatemala, Santa Apolonia, Santa Cruz Balanyá, Zaragoza, San José Poaquil, San Martín Jilotepeque
GPS coordinates: 14.73333,-90.88333
Latest update: June 3, 2025 06:23
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