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cently paved road now also leads east to Sacapulas, passing the town of Aguacatán (and
wonderful mountain views) along the way.
As always, the town is centered on the
parque central,
which is actually one of Guatem-
ala's prettiest. At its center is a colonial fountain along with well-tended gardens and even
a
relief map
of the department of Huehuetenango. On the plaza's southern end, facing 5a
Avenida, is its neoclassical church, the
Catedral Templo de la Inmaculada Concepción.
Itdatesto1874.Thetown's
Municipalidad
(CityHall)isonthewestsideoftheplazaand
is curiously topped with an oyster-shaped band shell. On the park's eastern side, in early
20th-century architecture and notable for its clock tower, is the building housing
Gober-
nación Departamental,
the regional seat of government.
the ruins of Zaculeu
