Pajapita facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Pajapita
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Municipality
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 Pajapita
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  San Marcos |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality | 21,725 |
| • Urban | 6,817 |
| Climate | Am |
Pajapita is a town and a special area called a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It became a town on May 31, 1920. This happened after the Vado Ancho train station was built nearby.
Pajapita grew a lot because it was on the main train route between Guatemala and Mexico. An American company called International Railways of Central America (IRCA) owned these trains. IRCA was part of the United Fruit Company, which was a very big company. But when new highways were built, fewer people used the trains. Because of this, the importance of Vado Ancho town went down. By the early 2000s, it was almost completely empty.
Pajapita is also known as the "Land of the Almond trees."
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Getting Around Pajapita
The Panamerican Railroad
Pajapita started to grow when the Vado Ancho train station was built in the early 1900s. On April 18, 1902, a writer named Antonio Macías del Real made a deal. He was allowed to build parts of the Panamerican Railroad of Guatemala. These parts were between Las Cruces and Vado Ancho in Pajapita.
However, he could not finish the line all the way to Coatepeque. So, he gave his rights to another company, the Central Railway Company. This company then finished that part of the railway. The first deal with Macías del Real was very generous. It gave him the only right to build and use the railroad for 24 years. After that, he and his family would get money from the railway for 99 years. Then, the railway was supposed to go back to the country of Guatemala.
Pajapita's Climate
Pajapita has a tropical climate. This type of climate is known as Am in the Köppen climate classification system. This means it is usually warm all year with a wet season.
| Climate data for Pajapita | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.4 (81.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
23 (0.9) |
96 (3.8) |
245 (9.6) |
420 (16.5) |
316 (12.4) |
329 (13.0) |
429 (16.9) |
373 (14.7) |
80 (3.1) |
16 (0.6) |
2,340 (92) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Where is Pajapita?
Pajapita is surrounded by other towns in the San Marcos Department. The only exception is to the southeast. There, it borders Coatepeque, which is a town in the Quetzaltenango Department.
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Catarina | Catarina and El Tumbador | |
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| Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department municipality | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango department municipality |
See also
In Spanish: Pajapita para niños
