Alta Verapaz is a department of Guatemala.
The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán.
Alta Verapaz houses the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Quetzal.
History
In Pre-Columbian times this area was part of the Mayan civilization. When the Spanish Conquistadores came in the 1520s they conquered the central and southern highlands of Guatemala, but not this region. Spanish friars asked for a chance to peacefully convert the land to Christianity, which they succeeded in, giving the area the name "Verapaz" meaning "True Peace" since it was brought to Christianity and control of the King of Spain without warfare.
In the 19th century this became an important coffee producing region.
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