San Juan Chamula

San Juan Chamula is one of this places in the world that everyone wants to see. I am one of everyone. The village inhabit Tzotzil, an independent group of ancestor of Maya tradition. This land does not belong to Mexico, it belongs to indigenous living there. The most intriguing place in the San Juan is the church.
It is strictly forbidden to take photos here, if you take one you will be violently punished.
At least this information you will find on a ticket. I did not try.
There is a church, there are no seats. The straw is all over the floor, there are thousands of candles, people are sitting on the floor praying in Tzetzal and Tzotzil languages, sacrificing chicken (you can hear chicken dying in the church) a Coke (yes Coke, who knows why!? ) to God, praying to San Juan who is the most important, more the Jesus. They still consider being catholic.




(pic are downloaded from:
travelpod.co.uk#ristohannah;worldin90days ;annalisamelandri.
how thay manage to take pix I have no idea. Should they?)
 

update may 2011: check San Simon in Zunil
it has a similar vibe and mystic atmosphere!
and I git back to San Juan Chamula in 2012