Country Guatemala Municipality San Juan Ixcoy Lowest elevation 1,500 m (4,900 ft) Area 224 km² | Highest elevation 2,000 m (7,000 ft) Climate Cwb Local time Monday 5:30 PM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
San Juan Ixcoy is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality covers an area of 224 km² and is formed by the town of San Juan Ixcoy, 11 villages and 33 caserios (rural communities). Its population of 19,367 (in 2002) is predominantly of Maya Q'anjob'al descent.
Map of San Juan Ixcoy, Guatemala
San Juan Ixcoy is located in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes range and borders with the municipalities of Soloma and Santa Eulalia in the North, Chiantla in the South and Nebaj in the East.
Most households depend on subsistence agricultural and produce maize, beans and ayote (Cucurbita argyrosperma), as well as potatoes, wheat, and horticultural products. Artesanal production of textiles and traditional crafts adds to household income. Other economic activities include labour migration to the large plantations on the Guatemalan south coast and in some cases to the United States.