Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Tz’utujil (Tzutujil Tzutuhil Sutujil) are a Native American people one of the 21 Maya ethnic groups that dwell in Guatemala. Together with the Xinca Garífunas (Black Caribs) and the Ladinos they make up the 24 ethnic groups in this relatively small country. Approximately 100000 Tz’utujil live in the area around Lake Atitlán. Their pre-Columbian capital near Santiago Atitlán was Chuitinamit.
