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Extract from the Quetzaltenango Travel Guides: To the west of Lago de Atitln, the highlands rise to form a steep-sided ridge topped by a string of forested peaks. On the far side of this is the
Quetzaltenango basin
, a sweeping expanse of level ground that forms the natural hub of the western highlands. It was here that the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado first struggled up into the highlands and came upon the abandoned city of Xelaj (near Quetzaltenango), entering it without any resistance. Six days later he and his troops fought the K'iche' in a decisive battle on the nearby plain, massacring the Maya warriors. Legend has it that Alvarado himself killed the K'iche' king, Tecn Umn,...
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