Retalhuleu
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| Country | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala |
| Department | File:Flag of Retahuleu Department.svg Retalhuleu |
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| Climate | Am |
| Website | munireu.gob.gt |
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Retalhuleu (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a city in south-western Guatemala, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) by road southwest of Quetzaltenango. It is the departmental seat of Retalhuleu Department as well as the municipal seat of Retalhuleu Municipality. Locally it is nicknamed "Reu."[1]
The city had a population of 90,505 at the time of the 2018 census.[2]
History
Retalhuleu was established in 1877.[1] The city played a role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. For a number of recruits, infantry training was carried out at a CIA-run base code-named JMTrax. The base was on the Pacific coast of Guatemala between Quetzaltenango and Retalhuleu, in the Helvetia coffee plantation.[3] In summer 1960, an airfield (code-named JMadd, aka Rayo Base) was constructed near Retalhuleu, Guatemala.[3][4] In November 1960, the Retalhuleu recruits also took part in quelling an officers' rebellion in Guatemala, in addition to the intervention of the U.S. Navy.[5]
On August 7 and 8, 2021, Retalhuleu was severely affected by rain, which lasted for 36 hours and caused landslides, floods and other damages to Retalhuleu and other Guatemalan cities.[6]
Geography and climate
Retalhuleu lies in south-western Guatemala, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) by road southwest of Quetzaltenango, 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Mazatenango and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) northeast of the coastal town of Champerico along Route 95.[7]
Retalhuleu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am) with a very rainy wet season from April to November, and a dry season from December to March.[8]
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Sports
The local football club is Deportivo Reu which was founded in 2013 after Juventud Retalteca became defunct.<[citation needed] Deportivo Reu play their local games at the Estadio Dr. Óscar Monterroso Izaguirre in the Primera División de Ascenso.[9]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Retalhuleu". Frommer's. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population of cities & towns in Guatemala". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Quesada, Alejandro de (2011). The Bay of Pigs: Cuba 1961. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1846038198.
- ^ Wise, David; Ross, Thomas (1964). The Invisible Government. New York: Random House. pp. 23-50
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Castro, Daniel (1999). Revolution and revolutionaries: Guerrilla movements in Latin America. SR Books. pp. 97–99. ISBN 978-0842026260.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lluvia de 36 horas deja daños: Retalhuleu y Zacapa son de los más afectados" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Retalhuleu". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Resultados y posiciones en la jornada 1 de la Primera División en Guatemala" (in Spanish). Stereo100.com. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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External links
- Government of Retalhuleu Template:In lang
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". [[voy:Retalhuleu#Template:Wikidata|Retalhuleu]] travel guide from Wikivoyage
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