Mayan masks in Chichicastenango
Originally uploaded by henrikhartmann.
These hand-carved wooden masks are for sale in the legendary Maya market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, in Central America. The "chichi" market is the biggest, oldest indigenous market in Latin America.
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Chichicastenango Church
Originally uploaded by Coomer Family World Adventures.
A view of the Santo Tomas church in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, in Central America. The Maya practice a hybrid form of Catholicism where they also still practice ancient Mayan traditions.
In the early 1700’s, the Popul Vul, one of only 9 surviving Maya parchments, was found hidden beneath the steps of this church. Everything currently known about ancient Maya astronomy is derived from this parchment. The Spanish burned thousands of Maya papers in San Cristobol de Las Casas, Mexico, around 1525.
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Mayan
Originally uploaded by cosmicfjord.
A very old Maya woman at the Sunday market in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, in Central America. Chichicastenango has the largest and probably oldest indigenous market in all of Latin America.
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