Tucurú facts for kids
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Tucurú
San Miguel Tucurú
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Municipality
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 Tucurú
Location in Alta Verapaz Department
Tucurú
Location in Guatemala
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| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department |  Alta Verapaz |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 219 km2 (85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population
(2018 census)
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| • Municipality | 43,473 |
| • Density | 198.5/km2 (514.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,064 |
| Time zone | GMT -6 |
| Climate | Af |
Tucurú is a small town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality population was 43,473 at the 2018 census.
History
Verapaz Railroad
The Verapaz Railroad began on 15 January 1894 with a contract for 99 years between Guatemala, then ruled by president José María Reina Barrios and Walter Dauch, representative of the "Verapaz Railroad & Northern Agency Ltd." The contract settled the rules for the construction and maintenance of a 30 mile railroad line between Panzós and Pancajché. Passenger service travelled twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays; mail also arrived by ship every Wednesday and cargo came from Livingston, Izabal. Besides, there were train stops in Santa Rosita, Santa Catalina La Tinta, and Papalhá.
In 1898, it was reported that given the coffee prosperity in Cobán, which in those days was the third largest city in Guatemala, the railroad was going to be extended to that city. The railroad was in operation until 1965, when it was superseded by truck and highways.
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Verapaz Railroad maiden voyage in 1894.
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Verapaz Railroad steamboat sailing the Polochic river.
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Coffee transport.
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Verapaz Railroad engine in the 1900s.
Thomae family
One of the most powerful German families that settled in the region by the end of the 19th century was the Thomae family, who had their headquarters in neighbor Purulhá. Mauricio Thomae's early farmland had the following haciendas:
| Year | Hacienda | Location |
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| 1882 | Cubilgüitz | Cobán |
| 1889 | San Isidro | Purulhá |
| 1897 | Comija | Tamahú |
| 1897 | Popabaj | Tucurú |
| 1900 | Nueve Aguas | Purulhá |
| 1902 | Panzal | Purulhá |
| 1902 | Rocjá | Tamahú |
| 1902 | Paijá | Tucurú |
| 1905 | Chimox | Tucurú |
Years later, during general Jorge Ubico's presidency (1931-1944), Thomae went on to become one of the most influential landlords in the German Verapaz, along with the Sarg, Sapper and Diesseldorf families. Ubico had been governor of Cobán during Manuel Estrada Cabrera 22-year regime and befriended several German families, including the Thomaes.
Climate
Tucurú has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).
| Climate data for Tucurú | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88 (3.5) |
62 (2.4) |
64 (2.5) |
96 (3.8) |
185 (7.3) |
373 (14.7) |
397 (15.6) |
307 (12.1) |
385 (15.2) |
394 (15.5) |
159 (6.3) |
92 (3.6) |
2,602 (102.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Geographic location
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San Juan Chamelco and Senahú, Alta Verapaz Department municipalities | |
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| Tamahú, Alta Verapaz Department municipalityh |  |
Santa Catalina La Tinta, Alta Verapaz Department municipality | ||
 Tucurú  |
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| Purulhá, Baja Verapaz Department municipality |
