Amatitlán

Amatitlán is a toun in the Guatemala depairtment o Guatemala. The main industrie o the toun durin colonial times wis the preparation o cochineal. Nouadays, it haes the lairgest duty-free zone in Guatemala, an a lot o maquila (garment assembly) factories, employin thoosans o fowk, mainly weemen.

The toun lees bi the side o Loch Amatitlán an it is a popular place for the middle class frae Guatemala Ceety tae visit on weekends. Typical Guatemalan candy is uisually bocht bi visitors.

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Category:Municipalities o the Guatemala Depairtment
Category:Populatit places in the Guatemala Depairtment