Guatemala
Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango is a city in the highlands of western Guatemala. Huehuetenango is the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The population was about 88,600 people at the end of 2003. Huehuetenango is located at 15º32'N, 91º47'W, 269 km from Guatemala City, and is the last provincial capital on the Panamerican highway before reaching the Mexican border at La Mesilla.
Huehuetenango was founded by Gonzalo de Alvarado in 1524 after the Spanish conquest of the Maya capital of Zaculeu, the Pre-Columbian capital of the Mam Maya people. The name 'Huehuetenango' means approximately place of the ancients ( or ancestors) in Nahuatl. Many people of Mam decent still live in and around Huehuetenago, and the ruins of Zaculeu is a tourist attraction a short distance from town. These ruins are markedly distinct from other Mayan archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were covered with concrete by the United Fruit Company presumably to preserve them.
Spanish Immersion Schools in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
There is at least one Spanish Immersion School in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
- XINABAJUL Spanish Academy
Getting Started
- Establish Skype service
- Register with 1 on 1 Spanish
- Schedule free initial lesson (we'll contact you)
- Connect with online Spanish tutor
I am ecstatic with this system. After only three lessons I can feel a substantial improvement.
Hjortur, Iceland
I love learning online with my own private teacher. It is convenient because I can stay home and not have to drive to a school everyday.
Veronica C.
The combination of one to one conversation plus grammatical exercises provided via the SKYPE text message system is a truly efficient way to improve and enhance my Spanish speaking and writing skills.
Alan G., PhD.