Huehuetenango is a city in the highlands of western Guatemala.
The name 'Huehuetenango' means approximately place of the ancients (or ancestors) in Nahuatl. Many people of Mam decent still live in and around Huehuetenago, and the ruins of Zaculeu is a tourist attraction a short distance from town. These ruins are markedly distinct from other Mayan archeological sites; the original unearthed stones, comprising only a small portion of the original structures, were covered with concrete some time in the 20th century presumably to preserve them. There is also a small museum at Zacaleu which includes statues and small artifacts found on the site.