San Vicente Pacaya

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San Vicente Pacaya
Municipality of Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya is located in Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya
San Vicente Pacaya
Location in Guatemala
San Vicente Pacaya is located in Escuintla
San Vicente Pacaya
San Vicente Pacaya
Location in Escuintla Department
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Country Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Department ..Escuintla Flag(GUATEMALA).png 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

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