The Poqomchiʼ are a

Maya people The Maya peoples () 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 lived within that historical reg ...

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

. Their indigenous language is also called Poqomchiʼ, and is related to the Quichean–Poqom branch. Poqomchí is spoken in

Baja Verapaz Baja Verapaz () is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Salamá. Baja Verapaz contains the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplend ...

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Purulhá Purulhá is a town and municipality in the Baja Verapaz department of Guatemala. It is situated at 1570 m above sea level. The municipality has a population of 56,822 (2018 census) and covers an area of 536 km². The annual festival is June 10 ...

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Alta Verapaz Alta Verapaz () is a Departments of Guatemala, department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by Petén (department), El Petén, to the east by Izabal ...

Santa Cruz Verapaz Santa Cruz Verapaz () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. The municipality is situated at 1406 metres above sea level. It has a population of 32,042 (2018 census) and covers an area of 99.9 km². The annu ...

San Cristóbal Verapaz San Cristóbal Verapaz () is a town, with a population of 20,961 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. It is located approximately 29 km from Cobán, the capital of Alta Verapaz and about 210 km ...

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Tamahú Tamahú is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. History Tamahú was established on 7 December 1574 by friars Francisco de Viana, Lucas Gallego and Fray Guillermo. One of the most powerful German families that settled in t ...

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Tucurú Tucurú is a small town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz. History Verapaz Railroad The Verapaz Railroad began on 15 January 1894 with a contract for 99 years between Guatemala, then ruled by president José Mar� ...

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Chicamán Chicamán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound eng ...

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El Quiché EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

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