Sololá, Guatemala — Central America

Guillermo Fuentes Girón

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2023

1. Guillermo Fuentes Girón Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Homenaje a Guillermo Fuentes Giron
Memo
Autor y compositor de “¿Por qué será?”
Club Saprissa
Solola, 22 de junio de 2002

English translation
A tribute to Guillermo Fuentes Girón
Memo
Author and composer of "Why Will It Be?"
Club Saprissa
Sololá, 22 June 2002

Erected 2002 by Club Saprissa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is June 22, 2002.

Location. 14° 46.224′ N, 91° 10.991′ W. Marker is in Sololá. It is on National Route 1 south of 10a Calle, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10a Calle 1038, Sololá, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America,

specifically in Central America,

in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: José Rodrigo Xóc Perez (approx. 11.3 kilometers away); Artesania Botanica (approx. 13.8

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kilometers away); Manuel Tzoc, Founder of Nahualá (approx. 16.6 kilometers away); Santiago Atitlán Peace Park (approx. 16.7 kilometers away); Entrance to the City's Center (approx. 20.4 kilometers away in Chimaltenango); Stela Commemorating the End of the Oxlajpiq/Oxlajb’ak’tun (approx. 20.4 kilometers away in Chimaltenango); Southwest Area (approx. 20.4 kilometers away in Chimaltenango); Mesoamerica and the Mayan Civilization (approx. 20.4 kilometers away in Chimaltenango).

Also see . . . ¿Por qué será? performed by Marimba Sultana. The song is one of the most famous Guatemalan marimbas, known by any 'chapin' over 30 years old. (Submitted on December 28, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2023

2. Guillermo Fuentes Girón Marker

Guillermo Fuentes Girón Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2023

3. Guillermo Fuentes Girón Bust

Nearby Catholic Cathedral of Sololá image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 15, 2023

4. Nearby Catholic Cathedral of Sololá

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.