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Santiago de Atitlán
Santiago de Atitlán
Santiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town is situated on Lago de Atitlán, which has an elevation of 5,105 feet (1,556 m). The town sits on a bay of Lago Atitlan between two volcanos. Volcan San Pedro rises to 2,846 metres (9,337 ft) west of town; Volcan Toliman rises to 3,144 metres (10,315 ft) southeast of town. Volcan Atitlan, with a summit of 3,516 metres (11,535 ft), is south-southeast of town. Santiago Atitlan is southwest of Panajachel across the lake. Major highways reach Lago Atitlan at San Lucas Toliman and Panajachel. A road links Santiago to San Lucas Tolliman. Boats connect the numerous communities around Lago Atitlan.
The majority of the residents are indigenous Mayans. It was the capital of the
Tz'utujil people in pre-Columbian times and its name was Chuitinamit.
The Cofradías (religious brotherhoods), manage a parallel power and are the
guardians of the modern and ancient religious practices, most notably the cult
of Maximón to whom they offer
liquor and tobacco in exchange of favors.
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, and the evolution of the
traditional costume of the Tzutujil, the indigenous people of Santiago Atitlán.
Santiago Atitlán was the site of considerable state-sponsored violence during
the country's civil war. Some of the most notable incidents that occurred during
the war include the assassination of Roman Catholic Priest Stanley Rother by
right-wing death squads on 28 July, 1981 , and the massacre of 14 people (and
wounding of 21 others) when the Guatemalan Army opened fire on a crowd of
unarmed civilians on 2 December 1990.
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the wound up headdress
winding
entrance to church
ice cream
lineman
competitor, Daniel Borón
needs a refill
wood for cooking
stockyard
head strap used to carry load
space for 10 more on board
woven fabric
head strap
making names on a pen
wood for looms
the volcano