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Escuintla

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

noun

  1. a city in S central Guatemala.


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Around 400 people were evacuated from communities near the volcano and taken to temporary shelters in Alotenango and Escuintla city.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Journalists started showing up at her parents’ home in Escuintla – the address on her ID that was stolen and found in the truck – expecting to find her worried relatives.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 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

ESCUINTLA, the capital of the department of Escuintla, Guatemala; on the southern slope of the Sierra Madre, 45 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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