Chi K'ix

The citadel founded by the sons of the forefathers after abandoning Jaqawitz. 

K'iche' linguist Sam Colop (2008: 189n314) translates the name as “place of the thorns.” He cites Alain Ichon, cited in Carmack and Morales Santos (1983: 237-246) saying, “it would be the Kawinal site located on both banks of the Blanco River at some 3 kilometers before converging with the Black or Chixoy River, in the jurisdiction of Cubulco, Baja Verapaz.” Colop goes on to note, in the same passage, that the citadel was divided into four sections or “mountains,” listed later in the text. According to anthropologist Allen J. Christenson (2007: n707), who translates Chi K'ix as "Thorny Place," other scholars like Ruud van Akkeren (2008: 94, 107-8) have located "this site at the confluence of the Chixoy River and the Calá River where it is known today as Chi Cruz."

La ciudadela fundada por los hijos de los antepasados k’iche’ después de abandonar a Jaqawitz. El lingüista k'iche' Sam Colop (2008: 189n314) traduce el nombre como "lugar de las espinas." Cita a Alain Ichon, diciendo, "sería el sitio Kawinal ubicado en ambas márgenes de río Blanco a unos 3 kilómetros antes de confluir con el río Negro o Chixoy, en jurisdicción de Cubulco, Baja Verapaz." Añade el investigador que la ciudadela se dividía en cuatro secciones o "montañas," enumeradas más adelante.