Kʼicheʼ people
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The Kʼicheʼ are Indigenous peoples of the Americas and are one of the Maya peoples. The eponymous Kʼicheʼ language is a Mesoamerican language in the Mayan language family. The highland Kʼicheʼ states
Women in El Quiché
Market day in the Kʼicheʼ town of Chichicastenango
A statue of Tecun Uman in the central plaza of Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala
Maya peoples
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Maya are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people who live
Kʼicheʼ people
…The Kʼicheʼ (pronounced ; previous Spanish spelling: Quiché) are Indigenous peoples of the Americas and are one of the Maya peoples. The eponymous Kʼicheʼ language is a Mesoamerican language in the Mayan language family. The highland Kʼicheʼ states in the pre-Columbian era are…
Mayan woman in Guatemala wearing traditional dress
Chichen Itza's El Castillo
Former governor of Yucatán, Francisco Luna Kan, was a Maya with the very common surname "Kan"
Yucatecen people