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by Jaume Olle', 28 March 2005
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In Bulletin Flag Report 8 appeared various departmental flags
of Guatemala and all the coat-of-arms. With some delay it was
received by mid October the communication from the departmental
governor of Chimaltenango Jorge Morales Muñoz dated on 11
September (month of the country's independence) 1998, but written
on 9 September 1998. The redaction was made in fact by Francisco
A. Colindres G., first officer of the government of
Chimaltenango, and the picture of the flag that accompanies the
communication was made by Jaime Bal Sotz, of the 3rd operative of
the government.
Dark green rectangular flag, with bright yellow fringes in the
borders, containing a white circle with the departmental
coat-of-arms. Green symbolizes the people of the department
living in democracy, faith and hope. White symbolizes purity,
quietude, honesty, peace, integrity, firmness and light offered
by its inhabitants.
Coat-of-arms: Represents the union of 16 municipalities
(Acatenango, Chimaltenango, El Tejar, Parramos, Patzicia, Patzun,
San Andrés Izapa, San José Poaquil, San Juan Comalapa, San
Martín Jilotepeque, San Miguel Pochuta, San Pedro Yapocapa,
Santa Apolonia, Santa Cruz Balanya, Tacpan Guatemala and
Zaragoza).
Blue in the coat-of-arms symbolizes justice, loyalty, truth and
the strength of its inhabitants, as well as the sky of the
department in the summer months, and the seas surrounding
Guatemala; the country is represented by the flag in the upper
part.
The lyre is in honor of the great musician Rafael Alvarez Ovalle,
author of the music of the national anthem (one of the most
beautiful of the world), and also in honor of all the musicians,
guitarists, pianists, harp, drum, chirimilla players, and the
great marimba composers and players of the department, since the
marimba is the wild piano that puts happiness between the sky and
the earth, and with it the people of Chimaltenango get in
communion with God, with the heart of the sky and the heart of
the land, since it is said that in Chimaltenango the marimba
weeps and sings, and when it sounds with a pair of drumstick
strokes and people dances, their pain is scared away.
The colonial fountain is placed in the central park of
Chimaltenango, head of the department, and unites both oceans
with its drains: one that goes to the Pacific and the other to
the Atlantic.
The swans represent the resort "Los Aposentos" of
Chimaltenango, where they live since several years, and it is the
tourist attraction for nationals and foreigners.
The wheat and the corn, represent since thousands of years the
main crop and the hard work of the men of the department. The
coffee, grown in the department, mainly in the municipalities of
Acatenango, San Pedro Yepocapa and San Miguel Pochuta, is
classified as one of the best of the world. Th