Santa Maria Nebaj Nebaj
—  Municipality  —
The central plaza of Nebaj, 2006-11-12, at 8:39 am
Santa Maria Nebaj Location in Guatemala
Coordinates: 15°24′30″N 91°8′50″W / 15.40833°N 91.14722°W / 15.40833; -91.14722
Country	Guatemala
Department	El Quiché
Municipality	Santa Maria Nebaj
Government
- Type	Municipal
- Mayor
Elevation	6,234 ft (1,900 m)
Population (Census 2002)
- Municipality	53,617
- Urban	18,484
- Ethnicities	Ixil, K'iche', Ladino
- Religions	Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Maya

Santa Maria Nebaj (often abbreviated to Nebaj) is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Santa Maria Nebaj is part of the Ixil Triangle, along with San Juan Cotzal and San Gaspar Chajul. Native residents speak the Mayan Ixil language.

There is a nearby pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Maya civilization, called Nebaj.

[edit] External links

• Richard Renner's 2006 photos from Nebaj

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