343:"On New Year's day, 1892, I climbed up Agua again, and as it was fortunately a clear day I took a round of angles and some photographs. During the next few days I made the acquaintance of Dr. Otto Stoll, who was then practicing medicine in Antigua, and collecting the valuable notes on the Indian languages which he has since published, and, to my great delight, I learnt that he wished to make the ascent of Fuego; so we arranged to start the very next day for the village of Alotenango. On 7 January we left that village about 7 o'clock in the morning with seven Mozos, carrying food, clothing, and my camp-bed, and rode for an hour towards the mountains, when we dismounted and sent back our mules. The first two hours' climb was not so very steep, but it was tiring work walking over the loose mould and dry leaves under the thick forest."
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climbed the volcano, then practically unexplored. First, he needed to ask for permission to climb to
Sacatepéquez governor, who gave him a letter for Alotenango major asking him for guides to help the explorer and his companion, Tadeo Trabanino. They wanted to climb the central peak, unexplored at
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until 1875. The farm was purchased by Jose
Mariano Rodriguez in 1875, and he began coffee cultivation. Revenue generation figures for that year were 2,800 pesos, increasing to 12,000 pesos in 1878. In 1880, there were 200,000 producing coffee trees, a mill, and 25,000 pesos of revenue. Capetillo
299:, the town is mentioned as Vucuc Caquix. The community of Alotenango grew up originally 3 to 4 kilometers south of the current settlement which today is the Candelaria farm. This settlement was established before the Spanish arrived in Alotenango in 1524. In the 1540s, bishop
311:, getting to the latter the Alotenango curato, among others. Given that there was not a separation of Church and State, the curato division was transferred into the geography of the valley; thus, the Alotenango valley was delimited by the Guatemala valley – that is,
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the time, but could not find a guide and had to climb to the active cone, which had had a recent eruption in 1880. His guide, Rudecindo Zul, from
Alotenango, was the only one to offer to help, but only to the saddle that divides Fuego from
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Capetillo farm was developed in the 18th century by Spanish Royal Treasurer Juan Antonio Capetillo. Formed from different lots totaling seven caballertas, it only grew
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which like most other places within the department looms above to the immediate east of the town. There is also a direct ascent available for
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extended household only after several children are born. 24 June is a festival day in honor of
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but now mainly speak
Spanish. Other historians believe the town is inhabited by descendants of
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A glimpse at
Guatemala, and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America
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The other side of the popular: neoliberalism and subalternity in Latin
America
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from
Alotenango. National Highway 14 connects Alotenango to the cities of
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split the religious coverage of the
Guatemala central valley between the
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Membreño, Alberto (1901). "Nombres
Geograficos de Guatemala".
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SecretarĂa de PlanificaciĂłn y ProgramaciĂłn de la Presidencia
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coffee was awarded the only Grand Prize for Coffee at the
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Population of departments and municipalities in Guatemala
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to the east, Chimaltenango valley to the north, and the
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Cultural Anthropology: The Field Study of Human Beings
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summit as seen from the saddle that separates it from
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373:and a large church. A large hut has been used as a
334:Archeologist Alfred Percival Maudslay, in his book
1456:Compendio de la historia de la Ciudad de Guatemala
1523:Wagner, Regina; Von Rothkirch, CristĂłbal (2001).
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51:as seen from Alotenango in 1897. Composition by
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1487:. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 415–416.
1735:Municipalities of the Sacatepéquez Department
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1098:Population of cities & towns in Guatemala
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1427:(12). Guatemala: SĂguere, Guirola & CĂa.
930:Escuintla, Escuintla Department municipality
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415:, an indigenous people who live in western
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1432:Faubert, Denis; Soldevila, Carlos (2000).
1417:"Impresiones de viaje: el volcán de Fuego"
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264:coffee center, since the times of general
1529:. Villegas Asociados. pp. 114, 135.
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1459:(in Spanish). Guatemala: Ignacio Beteta.
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1382:"Municipios de Sacatepéquez, Guatemala"
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1550:. Duke University Press. p. 334.
1502:Stewart, Iain; Whatmore, Mark (2002).
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470:Alotenango has a temperate climate (
240:) is a town and municipality in the
1070:. TipografĂa Nacional. p. xix.
173:98.7 km (38.1 sq mi)
13:
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1526:The history of coffee in Guatemala
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1029:La Aurora International Airport
362:La Aurora International Airport
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366:The municipality is home to a
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1508:. Rough Guides. p. 115.
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878:Places adjacent to Alotenango
472:Köppen climate classification
1505:The Rough Guide to Guatemala
1415:Dussaussay, Eugenio (1897).
1247:Maudslay & Maudslay 1899
1232:Maudslay & Maudslay 1899
1135:Maudslay & Maudslay 1899
1111:Faubert & Soldevila 2000
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484:Climate data for Alotenango
426:Married couples leave their
268:liberal regime (1873–1885).
47:Photographic composition of
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1658:San Antonio Aguas Calientes
1421:La IlustraciĂłn Guatemalteca
1388:. Guatemala. Archived from
1365:Stewart & Whatmore 2002
1123:Stewart & Whatmore 2002
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673:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
533:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
434:, the town's patron saint.
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1663:San Bartolomé Milpas Altas
1476:. London, UK: John Murray.
1438:. Hunter Publishing, Inc.
1150:(in Spanish). Inforpressca
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1544:Williams, Gareth (2002).
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1465:Maudslay, Alfred Percival
1453:Juarros, Domingo (1818).
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53:Alberto G. Valdeavellano
1683:Santa Catarina Barahona
1602:Sacatepéquez Department
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1648:Magdalena Milpas Altas
1148:"Alontenango:Historia"
432:Saint John the Baptist
384:The residents, mainly
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336:A Glimpse at Guatemala
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1678:Santiago Sacatepéquez
1341:"Climate: Alotenango"
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114:14.48778°N 90.80583°W
86:Location in Guatemala
1693:Santa MarĂa de JesĂşs
1330:, pp. 114, 135.
1125:, pp. 112, 114.
1035:Notes and references
1024:Geography portal
1012:Guatemala portal
982:Escuintla Department
955:Escuintla Department
421:Titulo de Alotenango
403:who once spoke only
266:Justo Rufino Barrios
191: • Density
1309:on 11 December 2010
825:Geographic location
603:Daily mean °C (°F)
301:Francisco MarroquĂn
258:National Highway 14
119:14.48778; -90.80583
110: /
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1207:, p. 179-182.
1086:, pp. 415–416
419:. However, in the
324:Eugenio Dussaussay
317:Escuintla Province
305:Order of Preachers
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183: • Total
170: • Total
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1673:San Miguel Dueñas
1633:Antigua Guatemala
1613:Antigua Guatemala
1303:antiguacoffee.org
1234:, pp. 37–38.
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