"Santiago Atitlán is a Tzutujil Maya speaking community located on the south shore of Lake Atitlán. Over ninety-five percent of the town's population are indigenous Maya. The town presents a complex mix of the traditional and the modern, a collision of old with new."
"With convenient boat service from the popular Lake Atitlán resort of Panajachel, many tourists have the opportunity to visit. Both men and women wear traje in Santiago as in many other lake communities. In front of the Assembly of God mission, an aged and serene Tzutujil woman who daily spins cotton using a drop spindle attracts the tourists. For a few pesos, a woman will wrap her head with the long headribbon or cinta that resembles a halo when in place. One can buy traditional textiles in a wide range of colors. Women backstrap-loom and embroider their lovely huipiles, as well as the pants worn by men. Children dress as their parents do."
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