RETALHULEU

city, southwestern Guatemala. It is situated on the Pacific piedmont at an elevation of 784 feet (239 m) above sea level. Retalhuleu is a commercial and manufacturing centre for a fertile agricultural hinterland. Coffee and sugarcane plantations are most prominent in the locality, but grains also are cultivated, and livestock and bees are raised. There is also lumbering and liquor distilling in the vicinity. The city's customshouse serves its port, Champerico, which lies 23 miles (37 km) to the southwest. Retalhuleu is on the Pacific Coast Highway and is linked by highway to Quezaltenango; the city is also accessible by air. Pop. (1989 est.) 33,108.