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the Valley of Monte Christo, this region then being inhabited by the Chorti Indians. In 1525, the captains Juan Pérez Dardón, Sancho de Barahona and Bartolomé

was home to various Indigenous groups like the Pipil, the Lenca, Mayas (Chorti and Poqomam), Chorotegas, and Xincas. The Pipil lived in western El Salvador

region of Guatemala (bordering with Honduras) includes groups such as the Chʼortiʼ. The northern lowland Petén region includes the Itza, whose language is

settlers is uncertain, but it is believed that they were descendants of "Chorti" Indians, natives of the western part of the country. First known as "Curincunque"

language they dub "Classic Chʼoltiʼan", the ancestor language of the modern Chʼortiʼ and Chʼoltiʼ languages. They propose that it originated in western and

Salvadorian native cultures other than the Pipil include the Lenca, Pokoman, Chorti, and Ulva peoples. The Pipil, however, are descendants of the central Mexican

withdrew to a nearby Indian village and plotted to overthrow the town council. The Spanish infighting encouraged the local Indians in their defiance of

and Robert Hinshaw) 6. Eastern Guatemalan Highlands: The Pokomames and Chorti (Ruben E. Reina) 7. Chiapas Highlands (Evon Z. Vogt) 8. The Tzotzil (Robert

Cholan Chol  • Tabasco, Chiapas  • 135,000 Chontal  • Tabasco  • 55,000 Chorti  • Honduras, E Guatemala  • 30,000 Cholti  • Belize, E Guatemala  • EXTINCT

ethnic groups." 1 Among these are: Los Lencas, Payas, Chorotegas, Xicaques, Chortis, just to mention a few. All of these groups lacked "cultural unity," and