Alta Verapaz
Alta Verapaz department located in the geographic center of Guatemala, partly on the highlands sedimentary and partly on the low plain interior of Peten. Its terrain is varied, with limestone plains to the north and saws alternating with deep canyons to the south. The river network is characterized by a series of smaller tributaries of the Usumacinta river, and its climate is very warm tropical rain. His business focuses on the agricultural sector with crops of cacao, coffee, sugarcane, grains and tea. Its industry is a craft, with partially developed sectors such as textiles, or linked to forestry activities. It also has energy resources such as oil, together with a lead and zinc mining. Its capital is Coban. Surface, 6,868 km2; population (1995), 374,898 habitants.
Coban, a city located in the geographic center of Guatemala near the Sierra de Chamá; holds the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz, Cahabón along the river, which crosses from east to west the Central Highlands region sedimentary. It is near the state capital, the largest city in the land of the interior, with a predominantly indigenous population. Emphasizes the cultivation of agricultural products like coffee, corn, beans (beans), rubber (rubber) or zarzaparrilla who benefit from a humid climate mild, textile and industrial production specializing in the manufacture of canvases. It was founded in 1538 and holds an important episcopal headquarters, preserving numerous outstanding architectural ruins that attest to the presence ancient Mayan. Population (1992), 44,385 inhabitants.
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