Kaqchikel people
Girls in Chichicastenango, El Quiché. The town is close to the border with Sololá which they are from. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,068,356 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Guatemala (Chimaltenango, Sololá, Sacatepéquez, and Guatemala departments) Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche) | |
| Languages | |
| Kaqchikel, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic, Evangelical, Maya religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| K'iche', Tzutujil |
The Kaqchikel (also called Kachiquel) are one of the Indigenous Maya peoples of the midwestern highlands of Guatemala and of southern Mexico. They constitute Guatemala's third largest Maya group. The name was formerly spelled in various other ways, including Cakchiquel, Kakchiquel, Caqchikel, and Cachiquel.