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Chenalhó weavers and dead
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Chenalhó weavers and dead

June 2012 | gch ®, Sin categoría

Chenalhó weavers and dead

PHOTOGRAPY: MOYSÉS ZÚÑIGA SANTIAGO / Cuartoscuro.com

Over at the edge of Chiapas in the mountains, there is a hidden community called San Pedro Chenalho, a place with a sense of belonging very strong, rich in traditions, and special to all the people that live there.

The day before the “Day of the Death” men and women prepare themselves to receive the souls of those who come visit…It is a very sad day since families and friends cry when they remember their loved ones.

Women are the ones in charge to wrap their loved ones with flowers that are stitched by hand. This technique was taught since Mother Mary’s days. The clothes mean protection and cultural survival as […]

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San Cristóbal de Las Casas
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San Cristóbal de Las Casas

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San Cristóbal de Las Casas

Colonial city that is located at 2,200 m above sea level in the central highlands of the state of Chiapas, México. This city was founded on march 31, 1528 by Captain Diego de Mazariegos, who sets the Ciudad Real de Chiapa of the spanish. It has a population of 185,917 inhabitants*. Named after the bishop Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, defender of the natives of the place during the sixteenth century and inspired the new faith in the “New World”.

It´s a city full of cultural tradition, for it´s mix of indigenous and spanish customs. It´s also a cosmopolitan city, consequently […]

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