Chiquimulilla is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala . It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Pacific coast.
3-604: The town is an important regional trade location and junction . The most important products are leather goods. The town of Chiquimulilla had a population of 18,848 at the time of the 2018 census. Some descendants of the Xinca people live in the adjacent area. This ethnicity was almost completely wiped out after the conquest of the Spaniards, mostly from infectious diseases that the Europeans brought along. They do not belong to
6-750: The Maya ethnicity. Only a handful of elders still know the Xinca language . 14°05′N 90°23′W / 14.083°N 90.383°W / 14.083; -90.383 This Guatemala location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Junction (traffic) A junction , when discussed in the context of transport , is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel. The word "junction" derives from Latin iunctus , past participle of iungere , to join. The word "junction" in this context may also refer to: Historically, many cities and market towns developed wherever there
9-841: Was a junction. A road intersection offered opportunities for rest or trade for travellers and merchants . Towns sprang up to accommodate this; the first such in Europe were probably at intersections of the Roman roads . A similar effect came with the growth of rail transport ; so-called railway towns grew up near major railway junctions – originally to accommodate railway workers, but expanding into fully functioning settlements over time. Junctions also developed where different modes of transport intersected, e.g. canal and rail. There are many types of different junction for road transport and rail transport (including metro and rapid transit systems). If many of these are contained in
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