Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala — Central America
Memorial a las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno en Rabinal
Memorial to Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict in Rabinal
Photographed by César García, September 16, 2025
1. Memorial a las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno en Rabinal
Che kikuxtaxik, ri tikaweek xkitij ri k'axk'olil, ri xekanasaax pataq ri komo'on re wara chi jaa, ruma i k'axk'olil wa'libexik
A la memoria de las víctimas de las comunidades de Rabinal, asesinadas durante el conflicto armado interno. Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento. 2005
English
When we walked, the road was slippery, and we had to be careful because the slope was steep.
In memory of the victims from the communities of Rabinal, murdered during the internal armed conflict.
National Compensation Program. 2005
Erected 2005 by Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, Non-US.
Location. 15° 5.133′ N, 90° 29.5′ W. Memorial is in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz. It is on 1era Calle, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1era Calle 2-37, Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, on 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 3 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial to the Victims of Guatemala's Armed Conflict in Cubulco (approx. 15 kilometers away); Salamá, Baja Verapaz (approx. 18.7 kilometers away); Miguel Angel Asturias (approx. 18.7 kilometers away).
Regarding Memorial a las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno en Rabinal. Rabinal is the site of some of the bloodiest massacres in Guatemala's Civil War, including those of Plan de Sánchez and Río Negro. The
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Additional keywords. Guatemala, Genocide, Maya
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2026, by César García of Guatemala, Guatemala. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on September 18, 2026, by César García of Guatemala, Guatemala. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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