Wajxaklajun
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Wajxaklajun is a ruin of the ancient Maya civilization situated adjacent to the modern town of San Mateo Ixtatán, in the Huehuetenango Department of Guatemala. Wajxaklajun is considered to be the most
Ruins of Wajxahlajun
Stela at Wajxaklajun
Exposed stonework and stelae on Level 2
The ruins of Building 10, with Mound E in the foreground
Chuj people
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The Chuj or Chuh are a Maya people, whose homeland is in Guatemala and Mexico. Population estimates vary between 30,000 and over 60,000. Their Indigenous language is also called Chuj and belongs to th
Wajxaklajun
…considered to be the most important archaeological site in the San Mateo Ixtatán area. The site has been dated to the Classic period (c. 250–900 AD). The Chuj Maya consider the city to have been built by their ancestors. The site has similarities with other nearby highland Maya ruins; it is unusual for the presence…
The modern city of San Mateo Ixtatán, still the home of many of the Chuj
Chuj folk art: a Chuj woman with text in the Chuj language alluding to Maya corn culture