Colotenango


Colotenango is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality is situated at above sea level and has a population of 34,834. It covers an area of. The annual festival is August 12- 15.
Colotenango has two holy sites called Tuikalajan and Tuisanmarcos.

Demographics

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language. Two-thirds of the residents are Catholic, while about thirty percent are Evangelica.

Aldeas

Colotenango includes the following aldeas, Colotenango, El Granadillo, Ical, Ixconlaj, La Barranca, La Vega, Tojlate, Luminoche, Tixel, and Xemal.