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carnaval zoque coiteco
Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

Zoque carnival of Coita

29/01/202030/01/2020Monika

Carnival of Coita is a delight of colors, that astonishes with the variety of costumes and creativity of designers. Personally, we consider the parade of Coita to be one of the most interesting we had seen and the most varied in Chiapas.
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Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

San Sebastian of Chiapa de Corzo

18/01/202018/01/2020Monika

The prioste (means the first at the party) proudly hosts San Sebastian Martir  in his house. With respect, he is attentive to fulfill the duty of the prayers that the patron needs to receive by devotion of all his people throughout the
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chiapa de corzo
Legends & tales, Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

Roots of Parachicos in an oral tradition

13/01/202014/01/2020Monika

According to oral tradition, in the mid-eighteenth century, Maria de Angulo came to then-called town of Chiapa de la Real Corona, looking for the indigenous healer to cure her little son of a strange disease. After bathing the child in the healing
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Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

Traditional food of Chiapa de Corzo

10/01/202029/01/2020Monika

The Town of Chiapa de Corzo is recognized for its typical food all year round. Often, traveling between San Cristobal and Tuxtla, we pass by Chiapa de Corzo to eat their cochito horneado roasted pig (Rudy loves it), the children ask for
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las chunta
Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

Las Chunta

05/01/202014/01/2020Monika

On the night of January 8, Las Chuntá dances in a parade to announce the Fiesta Grande de Chiapa de Corzo. This tradition amazes, surprises and evokes several questions: Who are the Chuntá? They are men dressed as women, with gross makeup
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Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture

La Fiesta Grande in Chiapa de Corzo

26/12/201906/01/2021Monika1 Comment

“Viva el Señor de Esquipulas, muchachos! Viva el señor San Antonio Abad, muchachos! Viva el patron de la fiesta, San Sebastiancito Martir, muchachos! Viva la virgenicia morena, muchachos!” Vivas de los Parachicos   If you are traveling to Chiapas in January, maybe
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Indigenous villages, Legends & tales, San Cristobal, Traditional Festivals, Zoque culture
09/09/201909/01/2020Monika

Welcome to Chiapas Experiences! Watch our short video, from the Celebrations of Corpus Christi in Suchiapa in June 2019, where we welcome you and explain why and for whom we created the offer of Chiapas Experiences. Make sure to turn on English
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