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Escuintla

American  
[es-kween-tlah] / ɛsˈkwin tlɑ /

noun

  1. a city in S central Guatemala.


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Guatemala’s disaster agency said shelters had been opened for the evacuees in the nearby town of Escuintla.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2022

A migrant receives medical help while resting alongside other migrants during a caravan heading to Mexico City, in Escuintla, Mexico October 28, 2021.

From Reuters Oct. 28, 2021

He and many other archaeologists think a colony of Teotihuacanos lived in Escuintla, perhaps commanding important land and sea trade routes.

From Science Magazine Feb. 27, 2020

The more than 50-year-old circus had a show this past weekend in Escuintla, a city in south central Guatemala, according to its Facebook page.

From Washington Times Nov. 29, 2019

It is all like a curious dream from which we waken at Escuintla to take our eleven o'clock breakfast.

From Under the Southern Cross by Rae, John

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