The Kaqchikel are one of the indigenous Maya peoples of the midwestern highlands of Guatemala and of southern Mexico. They constitute Guatemala's third largest Maya group. The name was formerly spelle
Girls in Chichicastenango, El Quiché. The town is close to the border with Sololá which they are from.
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
Kaqchikel people
…The Kaqchikel (also called Kachiquel) are one of the indigenous Maya peoples of the midwestern highlands of Guatemala and of southern Mexico. They constitute Guatemala's third largest Maya group. The name was formerly spelled…
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"