Tiquisate is a town, with a population of 29,193, and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The area is a major center of ba…Tiquisate is a town, with a population of 29,193, and a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The area is a major center of banana production, and the Tiquisate banana workers formed Guatemala's first private sector union in 1944.