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Chichicastenango (chē'chēkästānäng`gō), town, SW Guatemala. In the heart of the highlands, Chichicastenango was a trading town in ancient times. It became the spiritual center of the Quiché Quiché (kēchā`) ..... Click the link for more information. after their defeat (1524) by Pedro de Alvarado. The town, often called Santo Tomás, is quaint and charming, with a maze of winding streets surrounding the main plaza, the site of one of the most colorful town markets in Central America. In the Dominican monastery (founded 1542) was discovered the famous Popul-Vuh manuscript of Maya-Quiché mythology. There are several excellent collections of relics, especially of carved jade. Chichicastenango is a popular tourist center. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From black sand beaches on the Pacific coast to underground rivers in the Peten, ancient Mayan ruins to bustling Chichicastenango trading posts, Guatemala's variety of mountainsides, cloud forests, tropical jungle, active volcanoes, sweetwater wetlands, mangrove swamps and colorful villages will give ecotravelers more than their money's worth. A typical dance of the Quiche Maya of Chichicastenango depicts Sijolaj, a king in the time before bad people and robbery existed, who rides on horseback and burns with fireworks a basket made of sugar cane, expressing his happiness for a good harvest. Possibly half of the annual half million arrivals (legal and illegal) in southern California are now foreigners who hail from from Hong Kong, Laos, Seoul, Oaxaca, Chichicastenango and hundreds of other foreign places. |
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