Elevation: 8,330 ft. (2,540 m) San Mateo Ixtatán is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. It has a cold climate and is located in a cloud forest. The temperature fluctuates between 0.5 and 20 °C (33 and 68 °F). The coldest months are from November to January and the warmest months are April and May. The town has a population of about 10,000, and is the municipal center for an additional 20,000 people living in the surrounding mountain villages.
Within the town of San Mateo Ixtatán, there are protected, but not excavated archaeological sites. The largest one is known as Yol K’u meaning within the sun or Wajxaklajunh meaning eighteen. It is spectacularly situated on a promontory, surrounded by four large mounds. It is said to have been an astronomical temple. Another, K’atepan, can be seen from Yol K’u on the other side of the valley and means old temple in the Chuj language. It lies just north of San Mateo.
The archaeological site of Curvao at San Mateo Ixtatán has been dated to the Classic Period.

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