Historic site · Guatemala
Chichicastenango Market
Town in Guatemala
About Chichicastenango Market
Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town, with a population of 71,394 (2018 census), and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name in the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Situated on a high-altitude plateau of the Guatemalan Highlands at an elevation of 1,965 metres (6,447 ft). above sea level, the town historically served as a vital K'iche' Maya ceremonial and regional center. It is notably recognized as the historic location where the original manuscript of the Popol Vuh, the sacred narrative of the K'iche' people, was preserved and transcribed in the early 18th century.
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