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The Chuj or Chuh are a Maya people , whose homeland is in Guatemala and Mexico .. Chuj. Chuj language. Maya people. Maya people. Guatemala. Guatemala. Mexico. Mexico. Population estimates vary between 30,000 and over 60,000 .. Their indigenous language is also called Chuj and belongs to the Q'anjobalan branch of Mayan languages .. Chuj. Chuj language. Q'anjobalan. Q'anjobalan languages. Mayan languages. Mayan languages. In Guatemala , most Chuj live in the department of Huehuetenango in the municipalities of San Mateo Ixtatan and San Sebastian Coatan .. Huehuetenango. Huehuetenango ( department ). Chuj. Chuj language. Guatemala. Guatemala. San Mateo Ixtatan. San Mateo Ixtatan. San Sebastian Coatan. San Sebastian Coatan. The Chuj , and their ancestors , are believed to have lived in the same area for 4,000 years .. Chuj. Chuj language. They first came into contact with Spanish conquistadores in the 1530s ; however , they were not finally subdued by the Spanish colonial authorities until the 1680s .. Spanish. Spanish language. conquistadores. conquistadores. In the post-Colonial era , the Chuj lost much of their communal land , reducing them to extreme poverty .. Chuj. Chuj language. This resulted in a history of violent resistance to authority culminating in guerrilla activity against Guatemala 's military junta in the 1980s .. Guatemala. Guatemala. military junta. military junta