Cerro Quiac
Cerro Quiac (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsero kiˈak]) (Kʼiaq [kʼiˈaq] and Kʼiaqbʼal [kʼiaqˈɓal] in the Kʼicheʼ language) is a small Maya archaeological site located at an altitude of 2,635 metres (8,645 ft), overlooking the Plains of Urbina in the Guatemalan Highlands.An ethnohistoric document from the early Colonial period describes the site as a fortress founded by the Mam Maya, who were subsequently driven from the area by Kʼicheʼ expansion.Cerro Quiac has been dated to the Early Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology (approximately 900–1200 AD).[9] The early colonial Kʼicheʼ document entitled Título C'oyoi describes the site as a fortress built by the Mam Maya of Zaculeu.[15] In 1968, during the Guatemalan Civil War, the municipal authorities of Quetzaltenango attempted to purchase the hill to build a military barracks there, but were resisted by the inhabitants of Cantel, who refused to sell the land.As a communal response, the locals argued that Cerro Quiac was an archaeological site,[12] and the various churches of Cantel united to establish the hill as an ecumenical prayer ground.[3] The hill is also linked in local folklore to the Kʼicheʼ hero Tecun Uman, and his battle against Pedro de Alvarado during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Guatemalan HighlandsType siteArchaeologicalKʼicheʼ languageMaya ritualsmunicipalityCantelpre-ColumbianMam MayaKʼicheʼMesoamerican chronologyTecun UmanSamala RiverstelaeTítulo C'oyoiZaculeuJusto Rufino BarriosGuatemalan Civil WarQuetzaltenangoCerro QuemadoPedro de AlvaradoSpanish conquest of GuatemalaChojolomMaya sitesBelizeActun Tunichil MuknalAltun HaBaking PotBarton Creek CaveCahal PechCaracolCerrosChaa CreekCuelloEl PilarKaʼKabishKʼaxobLa MilpaLamanaiLouisvilleLower DoverLubaantunMarco GonzalezMinanhaNim Li PunitNohmulNohoch CheʼenPacbitunPusilhaSan EstevanSanta RitaUxbenkaXnahebXunantunichGuatemalaAguatecaAltar de SacrificiosArroyo de PiedraBalbertaBejucalCancuénChitinamitChocoláChutixtioxCotzumalhuapaDos PilasEl BaúlEl ChalEl MiradorEl PerúEl PorvenirEl TemblorEl TintalEl ZotzGuaytánHolmulHoltunIximcheIxtontonIxtutzKaminaljuyuKʼatepanLa AmeliaLa BlancaLa CoronaLa JoyancaLa MuertaMachaquilaMixco ViejoMontanaMotul de San JoséNaachtunNaranjoPajaralPiedras NegrasPunta de ChiminoQuiriguáQʼumarkajRío AzulSan BartoloSan ClementeSeibalTakalik AbajTamarinditoTayasalTopoxteTres IslasUaxactunUcanalWajxaklajunWitznaXultunZacpetenZapote BobalHondurasCopánEl PuenteMexicoAcancehAguada FénixBalamkuBalankancheBonampakCalakmulChacchobenChactún