San Rafael Las Flores is a municipality in the Santa Rosa Department in southeastern Guatemala. As of 2020, it had a population of 13,620.[1]

The El Escobal silver mine, operated by Pan American Silver, is nearby. The community of San Rafael Las Flores has been heavily involved in the Escobal mine protests.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "San Rafael Las Flores". City Population. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ↑ editor., Bull, Benedicte, 1969- editor. Aguilar-Stoen, Mariel (13 November 2014). Environmental politics in Latin America : elite dynamics, the left tide and sustainable development. ISBN 978-1-317-65379-0. OCLC 1100656471. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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