Suchitépequez - Guatamala

Suchitépequez is an departement of the Central American nation of Guatemala, it's located southwest at the Pacific Ocean. The name of the departement is derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec language) word Xōchitepēk, "Xōchi" means "flower" and "tepē" means "hill", the "k" means "from". So we get "flowers from the hill" or in Spanish "cerro de las flores". The population of Suchitépequez is around 570 thousand, it's capital is Mazatenango. The most famous Guatemalan thing of this city is it's carnaval which are lot of parades and parties throughout the city, it;s unparalleled elsewhere in this country. So lets take an look at the flag.

There are three vertical stripes two green and one white. The green represented ecotourism which the departement comprises of jungle, forest, mountains and savannas. Also represented the enormous fertile soil with prosperous crops. The white represented the history, festivities, legend and many traditions. Also it's represented the founders and settlers of Suchitépequez. In the center there is an coat of arms and lets start with the 20 stars and that represented the 20 municipalities of Suchitépequez. There is an deer head which symbolize the animal was once common in the area but almost hunt to extinction, it's an symbol of regret. The green field left and right of the deer stands for the vegetation. The two palmtrees symbolize the artisan products from the departement. The blue triangle in the bottom stands for the many rivers running trough Suchitépequez. The flag works well with this coat of arms to stand out from the rest of the Guatemalan departmental flags, there are few green one to write about.