Zaculeu

The northwest area of the Guatemalan highlands is located in the Department of Huehuetenango, where the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes is located, which is the highest in the entire Mayan Area.

The rugged geography has created natural barriers that define small valleys separated from each other, which is why there is the greatest ethnic diversity in the country.

The Maya Mam, K'anjobal, Chuj, Jakalteko, Awakateko, Sipakapense and Tektiteko groups are concentrated there. Of these the majority is the Maya Mam, whose pre-Hispanic past is captured in the site of Zaculeu, located on the outskirts of the city of Huehuetenango.

Of its current communities, Todos Santos Cuchumatán stands out, whose inhabitants have preserved their colorful attire, both feminine and masculine.

Throughout the Mayan Area it is common to find women wearing their traditional costumes, and there are few communities where men are found wearing them, as is the case of Nahualá, Sololá, San Antonio Palopó, San Juan Atitán, Santiago Atitlán, San Pedro La Laguna and Santa Eulalia.

First the earth, the mountains and the valleys were formed; The water currents were divided, the streams ran freely between the hills, and the waters were separated when the high mountains appeared.

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