Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Toma¡s Chichicastenango, is a town in the El Quicha© department of Guatemala, known for its traditional K’iche’ Maya culture.
The Spanish conquistadors gave the town its name from the Nahuatl name used by their soldiers from Tlaxcala: Tzitzicaztenanco, or City of Nettles. Its original name was Chaviar. Chichicastenango is a large indigenous town, lying on the crests of mountaintops at an altitude of 1,965 m (6,447 ft). It is located about 140Â km (87Â mi) northwest of Guatemala City.

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