Map - San Mateo Ixtatán (Municipio de San Mateo Ixtatán)

San Mateo Ixtatán (Municipio de San Mateo Ixtatán)
San Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It is situated at 2540 m above sea level in the Cuchumatanes mountain range and covers 560 km2 of terrain. It has a cold climate and is located in a cloud forest. The temperature fluctuates between 0.5 and 20 C. The coldest months are from November to January and the warmest months are April and May. The town has a population of 15,090 (2018 census) and is the municipal center for an additional 28,000 people living in the surrounding mountain villages. It has a weekly market on Thursday and Sunday. The annual town festival takes place from September 19 to September 21 honoring their patron Saint Matthew. The residents of San Mateo belong to the Chuj Maya ethnic group and speak the Mayan Chuj language, not to be confused with Chuj baths, or wood fired steam rooms that are common throughout the central and western highlands.

The derivation of "Ixtatán" is uncertain. In Chuj, Ixta' = toy or doll; Ta'anh = lime, giving the translation of toy or doll of lime. These lime dolls can be seen on the Catholic church facade dating back to colonial times. According to historian Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán (1690), the name means "Land of the Salt" from the words of Ystat = salt and teail = land. On the other hand, historian Jorge Luis Areola considers "Ixtatán" to be from the Nahuatl language, from the words Ixtat = salt and tlan = close or nearby.

 
Map - San Mateo Ixtatán (Municipio de San Mateo Ixtatán)
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