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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY—PUBLICATION NO. 4 
Agriculture: major producing centers and zones of Southwest Guatemala based on elevation. 
Zone No. Elevation 
Meters Feet 
Zone 1: Outer Lowlands 
(EOStL), “stew cs ata ake tatet bates 0-100 0-328 
Zone 2: Inner Lowlands 
and piedmont (costa and 
boca costa) 
Zone 3: 
Highlands (Los Altos) 
Sh 
Northern valleys (Rio 
Negro and Rio Se- 
lezua) 
Zone 4: Summits of moun- 
tains 
100-1,350 328-4,429 
1,350-1,500 
1,500-2,250 
2,250-2,500 
2,500-2,750 
2,750-3,100 
1,500-2,000 
4,429-4,921 
4,921-7,382 
7,382-8,202 
8,202-9,022 
9,022-10,171 
4,921-6,562 
1,200-2,000 3,937-6,562 
Over 3,100 Over 10,171 
Elevation 
Meters Feet 
200-1,700 656-5,577 
2,000-3,100 6,561-10,17 
2 At Santa Atitlan and San Bartolmé, there is also an earlier planting, in February, with harvesting in August; vegetative period 7 months. 
Average planting and harvesting period 
Native American crops and (if annual) 
length of vegetative period 
Planting Harvesting 
Maize: 
r First, or main planting (pri- 
mero, fuego); 3-4 months...| May ...............- July-August. 
Second (segundo); 3-4 months | August ............. October-November. 
Irrigated; in humid depressions 
(chahutte, or de riego, or de 
< WAMMedGA ie “sisideso ace os sesso All year around ..... 3 months. 
First (primero, fuego, or tem- 
porada); 4-5 months ....... March-April ........ July-August. 
Second (segundo), 5 months...| September—October February. 
Cuarentenio (quick-growing) ; 
| 2-3 months June 
| (CHIVES Vereieyarete ca ttieetass: ois sce. ave: Sis.aca; eras] lovesesevace 0: tye'daceuesehacet aveMnastieras | heat ede Ne tts ieee etek 
WET SRG An Reanim rene Lone errnrentemr ac rniad coo conn ogo orc. 
Pineapples (5) cai aiss sie g.8:50e 8) 405-5Ghe womrexeia| soe sidva%evateva oo ond alas eravaueusyeve|h Sie aderetlepeitess eRegatebersl ae 
Maize: 
6-7 months (roasting ears, 4 
BTUOMLEHS |) oe sscie, = ae wm ard,sie ei oh, (ATrili ge centerre cesta September. 
ASU INONTUS§ Nsta/eistaisiessis a's ste avers 1 ES OSH AE OC Toe December. 
A Omdt irr OM Ss vatinyoyere:n'e: ass a:6\e'e March’ cient stems none December. 
Tamt2" SOT th: We ese. oi010.01018:8,4. 008 February, ae cise eis January. 
12-13 months ......seeseeees ClOie S SoRe Maree ATT ate February. 
Kidney beans and tomatoes ...... IM ay a:sat'sosayovava atofetorsiava December. 
(1) Verano, January— | August-September. 
; Mebrigary jsre'o.sjea/sce ate November— 
Maize, 2 plantings; 6-7 months ..] (2) Invierno, June— 
NUL isi otactersraee tone December. 
No plantings (only sheep pastures) 
Exotic crops 
Bananas 
Coffee (see map 12) 
Sugar (panela to Highlands in trucks) 
Rice 
Habas (broadbeans) 
Potatoes: 
Small, 
Large 
Wheat 
native 
“American” 
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Average planting and harvesting period 
(if annual) 
Planting , 
ayalavetenehetetsteterstersle eis eteiae els. March-April’ 25.600 ccclsemecies eies2 =|) )UNe—july. 
RR NOGTTLOG COC aenee April=May. ssc. «se de,sisrelersisie ea ss «l]| December. 
(lana) eaten eto tene toyota Piece e151 oie Jantiary=Febritary: sj. /sia)sjsistsjerets sin ieiessis July-August. » 
Soleterateteetetetateteer sales or cfar Miarchiogitiesccsays.s ois ¢ vateendiretetemte mernel he) Lines 
Pintuvcteletotersinie is ore tiara sless oe aie Vo lisiedeioeic tes bse eeeteen slstesr || Decempers 
Blakararaarcierausvaiers October-November ................] June-July. 
Harvesting 
