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The church of Santo Tomás is not like all churches. In life, the market and flowers are confused with mystery and religious syncretism. Located to the east of the central square of Chichicastenango, it was built around 1540. It is still dedicated to Catholic worship, it is difficult to find something similar to what we understand as Catholicism in the West. In this building extraordinary and beautiful ceremonies of marked Mayan character are celebrated. It is a shame to be a good mouse looking at them, looking at the incense, listening to the prayers ... Even if our eyes get used to the darkness, we will see the candles in the dark, the people lying around them praying in dark languages, antiques. The ground is covered with pin branches, corn. There are bottles of liquor and also coca-cola offered to the saints and Mayans, buried under the roof of this church.



Chichicastenango is a small city

Almost 2000 meters high in the Guatemalan highlands. It is located 2 or 3 hours from Guatemala City (145km)



Get out there and look at your schedule. Many vendors, flowers, animals, scenery ... They complete a function similar to the stairs that once led to the top of the Mayan pyramid. There is to sit on the stairs, listen to the chichkajaues, swing incense, dream of the milongas of the curanderos.

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