San Vicente Pacaya

San Vicente Pacaya
Municipality of Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya

Location in Guatemala

Coordinates: 14°24′58″N 90°38′21″W / 14.41611°N 90.63917°W / 14.41611; -90.63917Coordinates: 14°24′58″N 90°38′21″W / 14.41611°N 90.63917°W / 14.41611; -90.63917
Country Guatemala
Department Escuintla
Municipality Escuintla
Government
  Type Municipal
Population (census 2002)[1]
  Total 7,162
  Density 30/km2 (80/sq mi)
  Religions Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism
Climate Cwb


San Vicente Pacaya (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente paˈkaʝa]) is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala.

Climate

San Vicente Pacaya has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Climate data for San Vicente Pacaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
24.3
(75.7)
25.6
(78.1)
26.0
(78.8)
25.5
(77.9)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
24.4
(75.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
24.24
(75.63)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
18.3
(64.9)
19.3
(66.7)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.4
(66.9)
19.2
(66.6)
18.5
(65.3)
17.7
(63.9)
19.15
(66.47)
Average low °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
12.3
(54.1)
13.0
(55.4)
14.4
(57.9)
15.2
(59.4)
15.8
(60.4)
15.3
(59.5)
15.1
(59.2)
15.2
(59.4)
14.9
(58.8)
13.7
(56.7)
12.4
(54.3)
14.11
(57.39)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.16)
4
(0.16)
8
(0.31)
29
(1.14)
157
(6.18)
303
(11.93)
235
(9.25)
210
(8.27)
313
(12.32)
180
(7.09)
29
(1.14)
10
(0.39)
1,482
(58.34)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Geographic location

Films

The municipality was the filming location for the Guatemalan movie Ixcanul, from director Jayro Bustamante, a film that had earn international praise and 17 international awards, including several major European circuits. Based on a true story, Ixcanul tells the story of María, a young girl that goes from a peaceful arranged married while working at a coffee plantation near Ixcanul Volcano to dealing with the harsh reality of children traffic and machismo in her society after she unwillingly gets pregnant after a night with her childhood sweetheart.[4]

See also

Notes and references

    References

    1. "XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)". Insituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 2002.
    2. "Climate: San Vicente Pacaya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
    3. 1 2 SEGEPLAN. "Municipios de Escuintla, Guatemala". Secretaría General de Planificación y Programación de la Presidencia de la República (in Spanish). Guatemala. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
    4. "Ixcanul está en casa". ElPeriódico (in Spanish). Guatemala. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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