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Quetzaltenango is a picturesque city in Guatemala. It is full of places with great cultural value and natural spaces that will make you fall in love. Also known as Xelajú or also Xela, this destination has a lot of history to tell. Enjoy Guatemala and keep getting to know it, we will leave you a list of places in Quetzaltenango that you can definitely visit.

## Los Altos Railway Museum
It was built at the request of President Justo Rufino Barrios in 1881.
[Read more] (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocarril_de_Los_Altos)
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## Lagoon and Chicabal Volcano
The Chicabal Lagoon is a crater lake in Guatemala. [Read more] (https://aprende.guatemala.com/historia/geografia/lugar-sagrado-laguna-de-chicabal/)
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## Pasaje Enríquez

The Enríquez Passage is part of a building built in Quetzaltenango in 1900 by the architect Alberto Porta [Read more] (https://aprende.guatemala.com/cultura-guatemalteca/patrimonios/pasaje-enriquez-de-quetzaltenango/)
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## Temple of Minerva
During the government of Manuel Estrada Cabrera, various versions of the Temple of Minerva were built throughout Guatemala. [Read more] (https://aprende.guatemala.com/cultura-guatemalteca/patrimonios/templo-de-minerva-en-guatemala/)
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## Cerro el Baúl
It is a lava dome that dominates the Quetzaltenango valley in Guatemala. [Read more] (https://aprende.guatemala.com/cultura-guatemalteca/leyendas/leyenda-cerro-el-baul-quetzaltenango/)
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## Museum of natural history of Quetzaltenango
It exhibits a diverse collection of historical objects such as pre-Columbian Mayan ceramics in addition to the history of Quetzaltenango. [Read more] (https://aprende.guatemala.com/cultura-guatemalteca/patrimonios/museo-historia-natural-quetzaltenango/)
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## House No´j
The House of Culture in Quetzaltenango is not only beautiful, but it also has art galleries and sophisticated facilities. [Read more] (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-NOJ/533507450065614)
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