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Qʼumarkaj (Kʼicheʼ: ) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala. Qʼumarkaj is also known as Utatlán, the Nahuatl translation of the city's name. The name comes from Kʼicheʼ Qʼumarkah "Place of old reeds".

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Qʼumarkaj
Ancient site.alternate_name: Utatlán
Ancient site.image: K'umarcaaj (Former K'iche' Capital) - Outside Santa Cruz del Quiche - Quiche - Guatemala - 03 (15940257161).jpg
Ancient site.caption: The ruins of Qʼumarkaj, with the ballcourt at left and the temple of Tohil to the right.
Ancient site.map_type: Mesoamerica#Guatemala
Ancient site.map_caption: Location of the site
Ancient site.location: Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché Department, Guatemala
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: 1400
Ancient site.abandoned: 1524
Ancient site.epochs: Late Postclassic
Ancient site.cultures