Santa María Chiquimula


Santa María Chiquimula is a town, with a population of 15,919, and a municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala at an altitude of 2130 metres. The municipality has an area of and a population of 55,013. The Mayan Kʼicheʼ language is spoken among the indigenous people here, but Spanish is also widely spoken. The main products of the region are corn and black beans.
[Image:Guat2004 0416 160148chiquimula.JPG|thumb|Welcome sign for Santa María Chiquimula, 2004-04-16]
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Dialect

The Kʼicheʼ spoken in Santa María Chiquimula is marked by intervocalic transitioning into, especially among women.