Chojolom
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Chojolom is a small Maya archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site features a number of sculpted stones that are presumed to belong to the Kʼicheʼ Maya culture of the Postcla
Boulder sculpture at Chojolom, believed to represent the head of a deity.
Artificial cave where one of the stone heads was found
The Human Head sculpture
The Armadillo Head sculpture
Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
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The Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the Kʼicheʼ Maya in the thirteenth century, and which expanded through the fifteenth century
Chojolom
…small Maya archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site features a number of sculpted stones that are presumed to belong to the Kʼicheʼ Maya culture of the Postclassic Period (approximately AD 900–1520). Chojolom is situated on a hill in the municipality of Cantel, in the department of Quetzaltenango…
The Guatemalan highlands – location of the extensive Kingdom of the Kʼicheʼ
Statue of Tekum Uman in modern-day Quetzaltenango.