Tuesday, February 26, 2013

February 24, 2013: Chichicastenango

our guide says there are equal numbers of male and female shamans

shaman performs a ritual with this man


the Mayan statue in the front represents fertility

market tortillas

Lonnie and Jolene having dinner in Pana

waiting for the bus to Chichi



the steps of Santo Tomás church

 shaman on church steps

market flowers

El Calvario church

colorful cemetery



shamans in the cemetery

Mayan stone figures



wooden masks

black corn tortilla

market vendor weighs cal (lime), used in cooking corn that eventually becomes tortillas