Colonial Church

Worthwhile Visit

The prior review does a great job of providing a detailed description of the church. The most interesting part of the church to me was the memorial for the Oklahoma priest who had served the communit...

Not Your Everyday Latin American Church

As most people know, Santiago is the Spanish equivalent of St. James and this rather unprepossessing looking church is, in English, Saint James the Apostle Church. It dates all the way back to the 154...

Simply Moving

The church goes back many centuries, and the history seems to seep throughout the building. But the story of the priest who was murdered during the genocide of the indigenous Mayans was a moving trib...

Bizarre mix.

Bizarre mix of catholic and Mayan religious traditions. Interesting to see and learn about. Not what you would traditionally expect in church! Take a look!

Santiago Atitlan--The Town

You take a boat to get there. The town sits on a bay of Lake Atitlán between three volcanoes, San Pedro, Atitlán, and Tolimán volcanoes. The majority of the residents are indigenous Mayans. A colorf...