Travel Reference
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the door for the ending of the civil war via negotiations in the first place and that
will ensure that the spirit and the letter of the accords are eventually fulfilled.
Achi':
SpokeninwesternBajaVerapaz,includingCubulco,Rabinal,SanMiguel
Chicaj, San Jerónimo, and Salamá.
Akateko:
SpokeninSanMiguelAcatánandSanRafaelLaIndependencia(Hue-
huetenango).
Awakateko:
Spoken in Aguacatán, Huehuetenango.
Ch'orti:
Spoken in La Unión (Zacapa) and Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa, and Quet-
zaltepeque (Chiquimula).
Chuj:
Spoken in San Mateo Ixtatán and parts of Nentón.
Itzá:
Spoken in Flores, San José, San Andrés, San Benito, La Libertad, and Say-
axché.
Ixil:
Spoken in Chajul, Cotzal, and Nebaj (El Quiché department).
Kaqchikel:
Spoken in 47 municipalities in seven departments, including
Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, Escuintla, Sololá (Panajachel, Santa
Catarina Palopó, San Antonio Palopó, Santa Cruz La Laguna, and San Marcos
La Laguna), Suchitepéquez, and Baja Verapaz.
K'iche':
Guatemala's most widely spoken Mayan dialect, with speakers in 75
municipalities spanning six departments, including Sololá, Totonicapán, Quetza-
ltenango, El Quiché, Suchitepéquez, and Retalhuleu.
Mam:
Spoken in 55 municipalities in three departments, including Quetzalten-
ango, San Marcos, and Huehuetenango (Todos Santos, San Juan Atitán, among
others).
Mopán:
Spoken in San Luis, Dolores, parts of Melchor de Mencos, and Poptún
(Petén).
Popti (Jakalteko):
Spoken in parts of western Huehuetenango, including
Jawestern Huehuetenango, including Jacaltenango, La Democracia, Concepción
Huista, San Antonio Huista, Santa Ana Huista, and Nentón.
Poqomam:
Spoken in Mixco and Chinautla (Guatemala department), Palín (Es-
cuintla), and Jalapa department.
Poqomchi':
Widely spoken in Alta and Baja Verapaz, including San Cristóbal
Verapaz, Tactic, Tamahú, Tucurú, and Purulhá.
Q'anjob'al:
Spoken in Soloma, San Juan Ixcoy, Santa Eulalia, and Barillas
(Huehuetenango).
