LC control no. | sh 85069175 |
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LC classification | F1465.2.J3 Guatemala |
Topical heading | Jacalteca Indians |
Variant(s) | Jacaltec Indians Jacalteco Indians Jakaltek Indians Jakalteka Indians Jakalteko Indians Jakaltekobal Indians Popti' Indians |
See also | Indians of Central America--Guatemala Indians of Mexico Mayas |
Found in | Worley, Paul. Pan-Maya and "trans-indigenous": the living voice of the Chilam Balam in Victor Montejo and Leslie Marmon Silko, 2016: p. 2 (Jakaltek Maya writer Victor Montejo) Wikipedia, May 25, 2016 (entry: Jakaltek people; a Mayan people of Guatemala; they have lived in the foothills of the Cuchumatan Mountains in the Department of Huehuetenango in northwestern Guatemala since pre-Columbian times, centered on the town of Jacaltenango; located on a plateau overlooking Mexico, Jacaltenango is 1,437 m above sea level and its surrounding villages are located at both higher and lower elevations; the town of Jacaltenango is a governmental, religious, and market center of the region) |