Stock Photo - Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about 3 7 kilometres 2 3 mi outside of the modern city of Huehuetenango Occupation at the site dates back as far as the Early Classic period AD 250–600 of Mesoamerican history Zaculeu was the capital of the Postclassic Mam kingdom and was conquered by the K´iche´ Kingdom of Q´umarkaj, displaying a mixture of Mam and K´iche´ style architecture In AD 1525 the city was attacked by Spanish conquistadors under Gonzalo de Alvarado y Chávez during a siege that lasted several months Kayb´il B´alam, the city´s last ruler, finally surrendered due to starvation