Men from Santiago Atitlán carry Jesus in a casket during Semana Santa activities in this indigenous Mayan community.
They will carry the casket all night long taking three steps forward and two backward. Rituals performed in Santiago
Atitlán during Easter week are traditional Mayan ceremonies mixed with traditional Spanish Catholic traditions.
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Cayucos, or traditional wooden canoes, are the mode of transportation for fisherman on Lake Atitlán.
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Near the top of Pacaya Volcano, horses and masters alike take a break in the foggy mist.
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A motor boat taxi cruises by on Lake Atitlan.
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Atitetos of Santiago Atitlán light candles outside the Catholic church during Semana Santa, or Easter week.
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Parque Central in Guatemala City is flooded with people hoping to catch a glimpse of the inauguration of President Alvaro
Colom in 2007.
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A Tz'utujil woman in Santiago Atitlán inspects chickens in the market before her purchase.
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Fresh meat arrives from the slaughterhouse at the market in Santiago Atitlán.
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Rosita bathes in the lake on the shore of Lake Atitlán.
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Tickets booth at the Santiago Atitlán fair.
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A Tz'utujil woman washes clothes over a rock on the shore of Lake Atitlán in Santiago.
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Prayers to Mayan deity Maximon, or San Simon, in San Juan La Laguna.
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Mother's love in San Juan La Laguna.
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Cayucos in the early morning on the shores of Lake Atitlán.
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Santiago Atitlán.
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Fair season in Santiago Atitlán.
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Fair time in Santiago Atitlán.
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Rosita at the fair in Santiago Atitlán.
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Rolando and Flori are married in an Evangelical ceremony in Panabaj.
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Voting day in Santiago Atitlán.
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Alcoholism in Santiago Atitlán.
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Dora and her chickens in Tzanchaj.
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Fresh meat arrives at the market in Santiago Atitlan.
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Traditional Mayan midwives practice taking a pulse in a health care workshop in San Marcos.
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Juan Carlos lays on the sand on the shore of Lake Atitlan.
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