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IXIMCHE RUINS IN GUATEMALA

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June 6th 2008
Iximché is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site's name, Iximché, dervives from the mayan words ixim (maize/corn) and ché (tree), resulting in "Place of the Maize tree." Iximché was the main city of the Kaqchikel Maya people, founded in the Razumiat mountains by Kikab the great in A.D. 1470 and after the abandonement of Chaviar, (Chich ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Chichicastenango

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more