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Museum of Women Weavers in Zinacantán

Zinacantán, Chiapas

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The museum located in Zinacantán is a beautiful tour of these weaving artists, explaining some of the most common symbols in the region's embroidery, materials and techniques used.

Municipality

The municipality of Zinacantán is one of the municipalities that make up the state of Chiapas, it is well known for the manufacture of colorful fabrics, its name is of Tzotzil origin meaning Place of Bats, where the sacred spaces are marked by the hills that surround the small valley and the complex formed by the San Lorenzo church, of colonial origin but remodeled at the beginning of the 20th century and the chapels of Esquipulas and San Sebastián. The main tourist attractions are the Antzetik Tajteklum Museum, the archaeological remains belonging to the Mayan culture, located in the municipal seat and the San Lorenzo church.

Festivities

In Zinacantán the most important celebrations are the Holy Cross, Day of the Dead and the Virgin of Guadalupe.


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