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Quetzaltenango
capital of Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quetzaltenango (Spanish pronunciation: [ketsalteˈnaŋɡo], also known by its Maya name, Xelajú or Xela [ˈʃela]), is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the Quetzaltenango Department. In 2018, 180,706 people lived there.
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