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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 map. Lake Atitlán Guatemala. ... (2003), Volcanism during the past 84 ka at Atitlan caldera, Guatemala, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2003;
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.
San Pedro La Laguna can be reached by regular boats across Lake Atitlán from Panajachel (45 min) and Santiago Atitlán (30 min), or by direct bus from Guatemala City (4 hrs), Xela (3 hrs), and Mazatenango. The town is located one hour off the Interamericana Highway (CA-1) at km 148. Buses for San Pedro depart hourly from zone 8, near the ...
Santiago Atitlán: Lago de Guija: 45 430 ... "Guatemala - Surface Water Map" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09
Lake Atitlan is a key feature surrounded by a number of the municipalities. Municipalities. Concepción; ... Santiago Atitlán; Sololá ...
Casa Cakchiquel is the home of Radio 5, FM99.1 the local Radio Station in the Atitlan Basin. Panajachel is also home to one of the oldest art galleries in Central America, La Galeria directly down the street to Rancho Grande.
In 1623 Pedro Núñez de Barahona - grandson of the original encomendero Sancho de Barahona - took official possession of the Atitlán encomienda, comprising the towns of Santiago Atitlán, San Lucas Tolimán, San Pedro La Laguna, San Juan La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, Santa María Visitación, Santa Cruz La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna ...