Sualchoj in Departamento del Quiché
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Q'umarkaj

Q'umarkaj, (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Q'umarkaj is also known as Utatlán, the Nahuatl translation of the city's name. The name comes from K'iche' Q'umarkah "Place of old reeds". Q'umarkaj was one of the most powerful Maya cities when the Spanish arrived in the region in the early 16th century. It was the capital of the K'iche' Maya in the Late Postclassic Period.

Located at 15.0235, -91.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Maya sites in Guatemala, Former populated places in Guatemala, Quiché Department, K'iche'

K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj

The K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern day Guatemala which was founded by the K'iche' (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth century, and which expanded through the fifteenth century until it was conquered by Spanish and Nahua forces led by Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. The K'iche' kingdom reached its height under the king K'iq'ab who ruled from the fortified town of Q'umarkaj near the modern town of Santa Cruz del Quiché.

Located at 15.0235, -91.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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K'iche', Maya civilization, Complex altepetl, Mesoamerican cultures, Pre-Columbian cultures, 1524 disestablishments, States and territories established in the 13th century, Colonial Central America, Retalhuleu Department, Former kingdoms