Santo Domingo Kesté, Mexico
Santo Domingo Kesté is a town of 3,763 people in Campeche, Mexico.
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About Santo Domingo Kesté
Santo Domingo Kesté is a town in Campeche, Mexico in the Champotón Municipality. In 2010, Santo Domingo Kesté had 3,763 people, and in 2020 Santo Domingo Kesté had a population of 4,461. Santo Domingo Kesté is home to Telesecundaria 87. There is an Awakatek community in Santo Domingo Kesté, and they speak the Qʼeqchiʼ language.
From the Wikipedia article Santo Domingo Kesté (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
This town was established by Guatemalan refugees escaping the conflict in their country during the 1980s. They journeyed through the Guatemalan rainforest and crossed into Mexico, eventually arriving in Chiapas. Later, the Mexican government relocated these refugees to various locations within Campeche. A group originating from Huehuetenango and Quiché in Guatemala chose to settle in a location they named Santo Domingo Kesté.
In 2018, the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples held the first Meeting of Cultural Groups of Guatemalan Origin in Santo Domingo Kesté, in which four hundred people participated from nearby ejidos, as well as a delegation from Guatemala.
From the History section of Santo Domingo Kesté on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Hool 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Sihochac 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- La Joya 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Villa Madero 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Xkeulil 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Ciudad del Sol 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Seybaplaya 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Moquel 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Champotón 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Campeche 38 km north, about 38 min by car
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