| Home > Lago de Atitlán > Maximón. Santiago, Guatemala. In a small Mayan village, a long time ago, all the men went off to fight a battle, except for Maximón who stayed behind to "watch over the women." When the men returned and found that all the women in the village were pregnant, and they killed Maximón. This upset the women terribly and therefore, to make up for killing Maximón, the men were forced to worship him. The wooden statue of Maximón is kept in a different private house each year. Usually he has a cigar in his mouth. Tourists can pay a small fee to visit him. Maximón likes to receive offerings of rum and cigarettes. |
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| Location: | Lago de Atitlán, Guatemala |
| Caption: | Maximón. Santiago, Guatemala. In a small Mayan village, a long time ago, all the men went off to fight a battle, except for Maximón who stayed behind to "watch over the women." When the men returned and found that all the women in the village were pregnant, and they killed Maximón. This upset the women terribly and therefore, to make up for killing Maximón, the men were forced to worship him. The wooden statue of Maximón is kept in a different private house each year. Usually he has a cigar in his mouth. Tourists can pay a small fee to visit him. Maximón likes to receive offerings of rum and cigarettes. |
| Size: | large (also available: small | medium) |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot G2 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom |
| Copyright: |
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work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. For commercial use, please email me (referencing Photo ID 9617-lagodeat). |
| Photo ID: | 9617-lagodeat |
| More Photos: | See Lago de Atitlán page. |