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Quetzaltenango, Guatemala's second largest city, is 128 miles north west of Guatemala City. Located in a large valley surrounded by mountains and volcanoes this highland city maintains the traditions of its Quiche Maya cultural heritage together with its colonial past and dynamic modern life.
High up in the Sierra Madres, at an elevation of 2,200 meters the city is laced with narrow, cobblestone streets built for walking and filled with the colorful signs of Mayan culture. In Pre Columbian times Quetzaltenango was a city of the Mam Maya people called Xelajú meaning under ten mountains.