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Quetzaltenango is the second largest city in Guatemala located
in the western part of the country.
Guido Solares, 27 July 1998
The words come from the Spanish Quetzal (National Bird
of Guatemala and the name of its current national currency) and
the Quiche word tenango which means "Land
of...", therefore meaning "Land of the Quetzal".
Juan Carlos Arriola, 17 November 1998
I located a site abouth the history of the flag of
Quetzaltenango which include this variant and explanation in
Spanish. see: <www.geocities.com/SoHo/7233/bandera.html>
Dov Gutterman, 20 October 2000
The info quoted about Quezaltenango seems to be exact
regarding the departmental flag seen in the visit of the queen
Sofia. Flag of the city was reported by Flagmaster 25. Old flag
of Los Altos must be the same as the departamental flag but with
arms (according was adopted 1848) but Brommer Atlas show the
vertical version (perhaps can be a mistake or a variant).
Jaume Olle' , 20 October 2000
The image is based on a photo
of the Palace in Quezaltenango and the emblem seems to be within
the white field of a horizontal blue-white red flag.
Fred Drews, 23 March 2006
image by Jaume Ollé
image by Jaume Ollé
The flag of Quetzaltenango is a vertical red-white-light blue
flag with the arms in the center, like the historical flag of the
Republic of Los Altos.
Mark Sensen, 28 July 1996
During the visit of the Spanish Queen Sofía to the department
it could be seen on TVE1 a flag with these colors but in
horizontal arrangement: blue, white and red, without coat of
arms, though it is to be expected that this could appear in other
exemplars of this flag. The flag seen on TVE coincides with the
flag of the Republic of Los Altos
decreed on 13 of September of 1848.
Jaume Ollé and Fred Drew from Flag Report
image by Jaume Ollé
Flagmaster nr. 25 reports the flag of "the city of
Quezaltenango" (probably used by the whole department) with
coat of arms in the center and vertical red, white, blue. Brommer
Atlas (1862) indicates an identical flag but with the blue on the
hoist and the red on the fly (and a quetzal bird in the center)
that would correspond to the Republic
of Los Altos.
Jaume Olle' and Fred Drew from Flag Report
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image by Jaume Ollé
