Description: The flag of Alta Verapaz is quite simple but has many characteristic elements of the department. To start, it has a rectangular shape with a white background and in the center is the department's coat of arms. The white background represents the peace and brotherhood of the inhabitants, who since the creation of the Department have lived in harmony and with work and unity.

The shield is located in the center of the white rectangle and has two stripes, which are surrounded by a golden line. The first field, or the upper field, is fuchsia and has a single element, a rainbow. In the lower part, that is, the lower stripe, which is purple, has the planet Earth and on said planet there is a map of America and above the planet Earth there is a white dove that represents peace. Finally, in the center of both stripes, the phrase "I will set my bow" can be seen, which is a biblical reference to the Book of Genesis, which represents an agreement between God and the Earth. And around this figure, two leaves can be seen, which symbolize the nature of the Department. [Google Translate]

Source: mundochapin.com

However, the current Departmental Leadership is totally ignoring the symbols of Alta Verapaz and there are nowhere to be seen. Instead, only National flags and Party flags are shown (something called VAMOS).
Valentin Poposki, 1 October 2024

Previous flag

image by Jaume Ollé

Communication of the departmental governor Sir Jorge Mendez Castaneda on 21 April 1997: "Based on the mythical coat of arms of the city of Coban supposedly granted by Charles I of Spain. Until 1936 the world image showing the American continent carried the emblem of the Dominican order that had Christianized the region called then Texulutlán. The arms were recently revised by the lawyer Agustín Estrada Monroy, who included some quetzal bird feathers, a royal crown and a rope with knots on its ends, but his proposal was found too different from the original design from Charles I and rejected."
Jaume Ollé and Fred Drew from Flag Report

Coat of Arms

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