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When evangelising the Guatemala, the Spaniards tried to prevent local people from worshipping their deities and therefore tried to prevent local people from setting up temples for those pagan gods. Rather than fight the invaders, locals decided to keep worshipping their deites in secret and would set up temples in their living rooms, changing the location regularly so that the Christian curates would not find them. Although ancient beliefs are not forbidden anymore, the tradition survives to this day.
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(Earth Views): Guatemala Atitlan Santiago Atitlan local people entering hidden place of worship dedicated to Maximon BG.jpg
D=2005-04-17 [Apr 17, 2005]; S=829kB, 1536x1024; T=JPEG image [MIME:image/jpeg];
L=Estd:g:91.2W,14.7N{+/-0.3,0.3}
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Key: D= file date of exhibit; S= size in bytes, XxY pixels, etc; T= type of exhibit; L= location/time or viewpoint of exhibit (if known).
- guatemala = .gt, Republic of Guatemala, República de Guatemala, "El País de la Eterna Primavera", "The Land of Eternal Spring" = Borders Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, Belize, the Caribbean Sea, Honduras and El Salvador. Adjective "Guatamalan".
- guatemala atitlan = "place of the waters" = Adjective/people "Atitecos".
- guatemala atitlan santiago = Santiago Atitlan = See the town's Web site.
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Places and sights from around the Earth, catalogued by location, including views and scenery natural and artificial, rural and urban, ugly and beautiful.
This gives a feel of what particular parts of the world are like.
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Some Similar Exhibits
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 | ![[has location information]](http://209.51.131.202/_static/icon/E.gif){kind=icon} Guatemala Atitlan Santiago Atitlan local man relaxing on steps to cross crucifix in church courtyard 1 BG.jpg (Earth Views) |
 | Guatemala Atitlan Santiago Atitlan children playing under painted advertisement for local socialist party BG.jpg (Earth Views) " As this picture was taken in November 2003, between two turns of a presidential election, advertisement for political parties were ubiquitous all over the country. |
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