Los Amates is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala. At the 2018 census, the population was 60,914. The mayor is currently Marco Tulio Ramirez Estrada. Los Amates is located on the Motagua River, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá.
Quiriguá, Los Amates, in 1897. Picture from Alberto G. Valdeavellano
Zoomorph B – photo by Maudslay
Railways through the jungle in Izabal Department in 1896. Photographs by La Ilustración Guatemalteca.
Izabal is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its coastal areas form part of the homeland of the Garifuna people.
Counterclockwise from top: San Felipe Castle, cruise ship in the port city of Puerto Barrios, Livingston, Rio Dulce, Quirigua UNESCO World Heritage Site & 830 meter long bridge of Rio Dulce