Xibalba

thumb|Vessel depicting the action of aggressive wayob and sacrificers

'''' (), roughly translated as "place of fright", is the Kʼicheʼ name of the Underworld (known as Mitnal'' in Yucatec) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala. Cave systems in nearby Belize have also been referred to as the entrance to Xibalba. In some Maya areas, the Milky Way is viewed as the road to Xibalba.