page_title: Huehuetenango Department
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Huehuetenango Department / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Our Lady of Chiantla, department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Español: Nuestra Señora de Chiantla, departamento de Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
context_page_description: Huehuetenango is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. It is situated in the western highlands and shares borders with the Mexican state of Chiapas in the north and west; with El Quiché in the east, with Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos to the south. The capital is the city of Huehuetenango.
  Huehuetenango's ethnic composition is one of the most diverse in Guatemala. While the Mam are predominant in the department, other Maya groups are the Q'anjob'al, Chuj, Jakaltek, Tektik, Awakatek, Chalchitek, Akatek and K'iche'. Each of these nine Maya ethnic groups speaks its own language.
context_section_description: The main tourist attractions in the department include the source of the San Juan River and the restored Maya ruins of Zaculeu. The town of Chiantla is a centre for religious tourism, with the Catholic Church being a pilgrimage destination due to its image of the Virgin of Candelaria, known locally as Nuestra Señora de Chiantla ("Our Lady of Chiantla").
caption: The image of Nuestra Señora de Chiantla
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