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Balamiha: See Aguacateco

"Balamiha" is an alternate name for the Aguacateco tribe of Central America. In the Mayan language spoken by the Aguacatecos, "Balamiha" means "house of jaguars," and this has been a mythic/ritualistic name for their people.

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Balamiha
Maya vocabulary words
Mayan people
Mayan myth
Mesoamerican languages

Books about the Balamihas

Here are a few good books about the Balamiha tribe:
We Were Taught to Plant Corn, Not to Kill
The Ancient Maya

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