The Programa Pueblos Pintorescos ("Picturesque Towns Program") is an initiative led by Guatemala's Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo, known as INGUAT. The program seeks to promote sustainable tourism development in a network of towns and cities that have been identified for their historical, cultural, and natural attributes.
Upon the program's establishment in August of 2019, a total of 9 cities and towns were identified by INGUAT as having the "relevant characteristics and initiatives" to be designated as Pueblos Pintorescos. This initial cohort of 9 communities is distributed among 7 of Guatemala's 22 departments.
Inaugural Cohort of Pueblos Pintorescos
Image | Town | Department | Region | Citation |
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Livingston | Izabal | Oriente | ||
Isla de Flores | Petén | El Petén | ||
Quetzaltenango | Quetzaltenango | Los Altos | ||
Salcajá | Quetzaltenango | Los Altos | ||
San Juan del Obispo | Sacatepéquez | Los Altos | ||
Santa Catarina Palopó | Sololá | Los Altos | ||
San Cristóbal Totonicapán | Totonicapán | Los Altos | ||
Estanzuela | Zacapa | Oriente | ||
Zacapa | Zacapa | Oriente |
See also
References
- "Instituto Guatemalteco de Turísmo - INGUAT - Inicio". inguat.gob.gt. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Instituto Guatemalteco de Turísmo - INGUAT - Programa Pueblos Pintorescos". inguat.gob.gt. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- "Guatemala diversifica oferta turística con el programa «Pueblos Pintorescos»". Radio TGW (in Spanish). 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- INGUAT on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2021-04-20
- "Isla de Flores busca convertirse en un pueblo pintoresco de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- "Ciudad de Quetzaltenango busca convertirse en un pueblo pintoresco de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- "Xela es nominada a Pueblo Pintoresco · La Voz de Xela". La Voz de Xela (in Spanish). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- Pérez, Javier. "Declaran a Salcajá como primer municipio pintoresco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- Mazariegos, Esaú; Cardona, Allan; Sánchez, Antonio (17 Feb 2020). "SALCAJÁ: PRIMER PUEBLO PINTORESCO DE GUATEMALA". Metrópoli Altense. Retrieved 19 Apr 2021.
- "Presidente Giammattei declara Pueblo Pintoresco a Salcajá". PERSPECTIVA (in Spanish). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- "Presidente Giammattei habla de 'Salcajá, el Primer Pueblo Pintoresco'". Chapin TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- "San Juan del Obispo se convirtió en un "Pueblo Pintoresco"". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- "Santa Catarina Palopó busca convertirse en uno de los pueblos pintorescos de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- "Declaran Pueblo Pintoresco a San Cristóbal Totonicapán – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- Estanzuela, Municipalidad de. "ESTANZUELA ES UNO DE LOS 9 PUEBLOS PINTORESCOS NOMINADOS EN GUATEMALA!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ZACAPA PUEBLO PINTORESCO, retrieved 2021-04-20
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