According to John Sorenson's Mesoamerican theory, the "land of Cumorah" (Mormon 6:2) must be part of the northern or western extremity of the Tuxtla Mountains, some 90 miles from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (narrow pass), and near the huge site of Tres Zapotes. The Tuxtla ("place of the macaws") region has been described by artist-author Miguel Covarrubias as "a land of unprecedented fertility, watered in all directions by streams, water falls, and lakes." Mormon called it "a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains" (Mormon 6:4). A thousand years before, that area had been key in the late Olmec (Jaredite) settlement system, no doubt for the same reason. This zone, exceedingly fertile because of rich volcanic soil and abundant rainfall, could probably supply by itself the food needs of the concentrated Nephite forces. [John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, p. 347]
“Cumorah”
Concerning different meanings suggested for the name "Cumorah" (Mormon 6:2), John Tvedtnes notes that for a meaning of "arise, o light," one would expect the Hebrew form qumi or, though qumi orah would not be impossible. The suggested etymology kum orah, "mound of light/revelation," is a better explanation. . . . A more plausible etymology for Cumorah is Hebrew kamorah, "priesthood," an abstract noun based on the word komer, "priest." . . .
Some have privately objected that this explanation is unlikely because the term komer is always used in the Old Testament in reference to false priests (2 Kings 23:5; Hosea 10:5; Zephaniah 1:4), while the word kohen is used to denote Israelite priests. But this objection fails to note that both terms are used together in the Zephaniah passage. It seems more likely to us that the term komer was simply used to denote a priest who was not of the tribe of Levi, while kohen in all cases refers to a Levitical priest. Since Lehi's party did not include descendants of Levi, they probably used komer wherever the Book of Mormon speaks of priests. [Stephen D. Ricks and John A Tvedtnes, "The Hebrew Origin of Some Book of Mormon Place Names," in Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, 6/2 1997, pp. 256-257]
Mormon 6:2 A hill which was called Cumorah ([Illustration]): Cerro Vigia on the western edge of the Tuxtla Mountains, a plausible candidate for the hill Ramah-Cumorah. [F.A.R.M.S. Staff, "Lands Of The Book Of Mormon," Slide #103]