Chuarrancho

Chuarrancho on the map of Guatemala

Chuarrancho is a 4,000 inhabitants small town in Guatemala and the administrative seat of the homonymous municipios in the department of Guatemala. The town is located 38 km north of Guatemala City is at 1,350 meters.

The 105 km ² large municipality extends in the far north of the department of Guatemala between the Río Motagua, which forms the border with neighboring Baja Verapaz, and the Rio Las Vacas in the south and east. It has around 10,000 inhabitants, in which it mainly concerns Cakchiquel and Pocomam. A majority of the people live in rural settlements and villages, including Chiquín, Santa Bárbara lo de Lac, La Ceiba, Rincon Grande, Trapiche Grande, San Buena Ventura, Santa Catarina, El Salitre, Los Olotes, El Espinal, San Bernardo, El Tablón, Pablo Xuyá, San Pedrito, El Limón, El Conacaste, El Castaño, San Jose, El Porvenir and El Amate.

In the north Chuarrancho borders the Municipalities Granados, El Chol and Salamá the department of Baja Verapaz, on the east by Sanarate (El Progreso ), on the southeast by San José del Golfo, on the south by San Pedro Ayampuc and Chinautla, the southwest and west to San Raimundo. Chuarrancho was founded on 26 November 1883 by farmers from San Pedro Sacatepéquez and 1905 raised to the municipality.