Estanzuela
Sign in to saveEstanzuela () is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is a small town. Estanzuela was a passing place for Spaniards looking to go farther west to the ocean. A group of these Spaniards decided to rest for a while and thought Estanzuela to be the perfect location. As they went through the surroundings they saw that it was good land to harvest, so they decided to stay. At first, it was called "La Estancia". It is said that its second name was "La Estanzuelita," a Spanish diminutive of estancia, which is translated to resting place. Later, the name developed to today's name Es
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- Instance of
- municipality of Guatemala
- Country
- Guatemala
- Located in
- Zacapa Department
- Population
- 10872
- Area
- 94.2
- Elevation
- 160
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Shares border with
- Zacapa
- Official website
- www.inforpressca.com/estanzuela
- Image
- Vista Frontal Iglesia Estanzuela Zacapa - panoramio.jpg
- Patron saint
- Saint Cecilia
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- Estanzuela
- postal code
- 19002
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Estanzuela () is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. It is a small town. Estanzuela was a passing place for Spaniards looking to go farther west to the ocean. A group of these Spaniards decided to rest for a while and thought Estanzuela to be the perfect location. As they went through the surroundings they saw that it was good land to harvest, so they decided to stay. At first, it was called "La Estancia". It is said that its second name was "La Estanzuelita," a Spanish diminutive of estancia, which is translated to resting place. Later, the name developed to today's name Estanzuela.
Estanzuela's weather is warm and mostly dry. The highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guatemala, , was recorded here. The lowest temperature ever recorded was . Estanzuela receives of rainfall annually and has an average humidity of 70%.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Estanzuela” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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