Playa Grande, Guatemala

Playa Grande ("Big beach") is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ixcán in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.

Playa Grande, Guatemala
The market in Playa Grande Ixcán
Playa Grande, Guatemala Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°59′17″N 90°46′54″W
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Quiché
Municipality	Ixcán
Population  (2018 census)
• Total	12,710
• Ethnicities	K'iche' Ixil Uspantek K'ekchi Ladino
• Religions	Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism

Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common.

Its annual festival is held from 15 to 17 May.

Playa Grande has an airport, Playa Grande Airport. Its International Air Transport Association code is PKJ.

Xalalá hydroelectric dam

Pacifist mural depicting the Victory of January 20 in Ixcán

The Xalalá hydroelectric dam is a proposed development project in Ixcán. It is controversial because it will flood 31.8 km² and displace twelve Q'eqchi' Maya communities.[1] It is a project of the Plan Puebla Panama. The dam is opposed by the Organizational Commission of the Community Consultation of Good Faith, Ixcán, which wants the Instituto Nacional de Electrificación (INDE) to complete consultations with local indigenous groups pursuant to the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169, Article 7. The municipal government called for such a consultation on 2007-04-20.[2]

See also

• Ixcán
• El Quiché
• List of airports in Guatemala
• Plan Puebla Panama
• Guatemalan Civil War
• Mayan languages
• Uspantek language
• Q'eqchi' language

References

• Citypopulation.de Population of cities & towns in Guatemala

External links

• Servicio de Información Municipal (in Spanish)