Q'ol Che'

Q'ol che' es "árbol de trementina," conforme a la traducción del lingüista k'iche' Sam Colop (2008: 201). Colop (2008: 201n352) explica el significado de la señal de los pueblos así: "Esta línea tiene una lectura alternativa, 'que los pueblos efectuaban ceremonias', q'ol che', 'que dice el manuscrito, es el 'árbol de trementina' que sirve para hacer copal. En ese sentido se estaría hablando del acto que se hace con el derivado de ese árbol y no de un lugar específico."

Q'ol che' ("Pine Tree Resin" in the translation by Allen J. Christenson [2003: line 8009]) is, according to the authors of the Popol Wuj, the sign of K'iche' settlement in the newly reconstituted Maya world. K'iche' linguist Sam Colop (2008: 201n352) explains the significance of the tree and the multiple ways of reading the line. One interpretation, he notes, is his own, to read q'ol che' as "turpentine-producing tree," one of the sources of q'ol (incense). The manuscript is ambiguous enough that the K'iche' authors could also have referred to a specific site, although Colop considers this less likely than the first option.