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Santiago Atitlán is the home of the Cojolya Weaving Center and Museum, founded by the Cojolya Association of Maya Women Weavers. The museum shows the history, tradition, and process of backstrap-loom weaving, the evolution of the traditional costume of the Tzutujil, and tells about the indigenous people of Santiago Atitlán.
Santiago Atitlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Sierra Mixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region. [1] The municipality covers wooded and mountainous area of 82.93 km². The forests contain oak, mahogany, white cedar and red cedar, among others.
The next day, thousands of citizens of Santiago Atitlán protested the soldiers’ behavior while holding white flags. [8] The soldiers fired shots into the crowd of citizens, killing 14 people and injuring 21. [8] As a result of the massacre, the army was forced to leave the garrison, leading to the removal of a military base from Santiago ...
In 1990, 13 unarmed civilians were gunned down while protesting and throwing rocks into an army base located in Panabaj. International media attention forced the Guatemalan government to close the base and declare Santiago Atitlán and its environs, which include Panabaj and the bordering town of Tzanchaj, a "military-free zone."
Atitlán may refer to: Lago de Atitlán, a lake in Guatemala; Santiago Atitlán, a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala; Santiago Atitlán, Oaxaca, a town and municipality in south-western Mexico; Volcán Atitlán, a volcano in Guatemala
Maximón and attendants, Santiago Atitlán. Maximón is said to represent both light and dark, and to be a trickster. He is both a womanizer and a protector of couples. [3] According to some legends, Maximón was an elder who reincarnated to protect his people.
In Pre-Columbian times, the Tz'utujil nation's capital was a town near Santiago Atitlán known both as Chiya' ("At the Water") and by the name of the ruling chinamit, "Tzikinjaay," which was conquered in 1523 by the Spanish conquistador, Pedro de Alvarado, with the help of the nearby Kaqchikel.[7]
San Pedro La Laguna (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo la laˈɣuna]) is a Guatemalan town on the southwest shore of Lake Atitlán.For centuries, San Pedro La Laguna has been inhabited by the Tz'utujil people, and in recent years it has also become a tourist destination for its Spanish language schools, nightlife, and proximity to the lake and volcanoes, particularly Volcán San Pedro, at ...