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Province
State |
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City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
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| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santa Catarina |
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The main colour in this village is blue. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Above the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is a 50 square km volcanic crater filled with water. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Orchid. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Fishing boats. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lakeside slopes contain orchards and forests. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Cerro de Oro. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Rocky cliffs. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is overlooked by volcanic crater walls. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Farmland. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Buses connect the villages. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The lake is in a 1.8 million year old volcanic crater. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Isolated house. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Houses on the slopes. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside path. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The village of San Antonio Popolo. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The village is Cakchiquel Maya. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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View of the village. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The village is on the slopes overlooking the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The people have a distinctive costume. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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The land around the village is very fertile. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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Farmland. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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Newly built houses. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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Woman weaving. The main colour in this village is red. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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Volcan Atitlan (3537m) and Volcan Toliman (3158m) from the upper village. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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A funeral. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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Volcan San Pedro (2995m) from the upper village. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Antonio Popolo |
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View over the misty lake. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is very picturesque. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside houses. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Parts of the region are a national park. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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The village of San Lucas. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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San Lucas is dominated by Volcan Toliman. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Cerro de Oro. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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San Lucas is a Tzutujil village. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Market day. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Each village has its own distinctive clothing. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Woman from Santiago. Each village has its own clothing patterns. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Woman from Solola. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Woman from San Antonio. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Man from Solola, a village above the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Local woman with child. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Two men bartering. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Vegetable seller. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Each village has its market on a different day. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
San Lucas |
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Wooden buildings. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Forest. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Small community. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Small lakeside settlement. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside house. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Uninhabited area with field. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Fertile landscape. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Cerro de Oro. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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A shelf above the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lake Atitlan is surrounded by volcanos. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Fertile shelf. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Picturesque view of the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Lakeside road. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Santiago de Atitlan is the largest village on the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Santiago is a Tzutujil village and is a former pre-Hispanic capital. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Santiago with Volcan Toliman. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Several houses by the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Cobbled streets. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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People by the water. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Fishing boats. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Tzutujil women from the village. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Two girls wearing traditional Santiago clothing. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Boats by the lakeside. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Fish farming. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Market day. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Local art for sale. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Painting of a Santiago woman. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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The village church dates from 1571. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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Woman at the entrance of the church. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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The interior of the church. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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Priest chair with carvings of corn, a quetzal reading a book and Yum Kaz, the Mayan god of corn. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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The saints' bodies are clothed. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Catholic Church |
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The saints' clothes are changed every year. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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The House of Maximone. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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Maximone is worshipped in a decorated private house that changes location every year. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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Maximone is a popluar saint who is banned by the Catholic Church. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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Maximone is a cross between a Mayan god, the Conquisterdors and Judas Iscariot. He is the smoking and drinking god. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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Maximone is represented by a manikin dressed in many scarves, a hat and shoes. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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House of Maximone |
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Worshipping Maximone. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Costume dancer ready for a festival. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
Santiago de Atitlan |
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Costumed dancer dressed as a Spaniard. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Picturesque view of the lake at sunset. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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People by the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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House by the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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View of the lake. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
|
Lake Atitlan |
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The edge of the volcanic slopes. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Many orchids grow by the lake. |
1995 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Flowers. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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San Pedro Volcano (2995m) is one of three volcanos around Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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Fishing on the lake in late afternoon. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
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Lake Atitlan |
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The slopes of the lake are very fertile. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
|
Lake Atitlan |
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Forest. |
1991 |
| Guatemala |
|
Lake Atitlan |
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The fertile volcanic slopes around Lake Atitlan. |
1991 |
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