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Place in El Quiché, Guatemala From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Playa Grande ("Big beach") is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ixcán in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché.
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Playa Grande, Guatemala | |
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The market in Playa Grande Ixcán | |
  Playa Grande, Guatemala Location in Guatemala | |
| Coordinates: 15°59′17″N 90°46′54″W | |
| Country |  Guatemala |
| Department | El Quiché |
| Municipality | Ixcán |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,710 |
| • Ethnicities | K'iche' Ixil Uspantek K'ekchi Ladino |
| • Religions | Roman Catholicism Evangelicalism |
Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common.
Its annual festival is held from 15 to 17 May.
Playa Grande has an airport, Playa Grande Airport. Its International Air Transport Association code is PKJ.
The Xalalá hydroelectric dam is a proposed development project in Ixcán. It is controversial because it will flood 31.8 km2 and displace twelve Q'eqchi' Maya communities. It is a project of the Plan Puebla Panama. The dam is opposed by the Organizational Commission of the Community Consultation of Good Faith, Ixcán, which wants the Instituto Nacional de Electrificación (INDE) to complete consultations with local indigenous groups pursuant to the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169, Article 7. The municipal government called for such a consultation on 2007-04-20.
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