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"Santiago Atitlán is a Tzutujil Maya speaking community located on the south shore of Lake Atitlán. Over ninety-five percent of the town's population are indigenous Maya. The town presents a complex mix of the traditional and the modern, a collision of old with new." "With convenient boat service from the popular Lake Atitlán resort of Panajachel,
many tourists have the opportunity to visit. Both men and women wear "Atitecos believe that wearing the proper costume puts one in the form of the ancestors, a factor of vital importance. At the present time the art of weaving in Santiago Atitlán is in the midst of a renaissance." Robert S. Carlsen has written extensively about Santiago Atitlán in many publications. |
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