San Juan Chamula, MX - Indigenous Village

As unworldly, misty and mysterious as is San Cristobal de las Casas - San Juan Chamula without question takes its fanfare away. With a list of prohibited photo ops a mile long, I elected to use my "nearly broken" camera to capture a few, least it get confiscated or broken as many do. Still inside the pew-less church with over 4000 burning candles, shamans and chicken blood lettings, the mystery of it will have to remain.

Date: 06/24/2012

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Celebration at the church is almost ignored except by the participants, as the "big day" is down the road in Chamula today. Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 6208	Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 6293	Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 6011
Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 5369	Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 7738	The dress is different here (see the blouses and men's colors). They identify the religious beliefs and ways of the village Zinacantan to others where they visit. Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 5585
Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 5222	Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 6169	The central church at Zinacantan. Here they do have pews and not any chicken sacrifices. Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 4920
Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 8016	Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 6140	More catholic oriented but still a tribal based religion. Date: 06/24/2012 Views: 7562

San Juan Chamula, MX - Indigenous Village

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