San Martín Sacatepéquez
San Martín Sacatepéquez is a municipality in the department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Linguistically, San Martín is part of the Southern Mam speaking region of Guatemala[1] The town is also known as San Martín Chile Verde, due to the large quantity of green chili peppers its farmers historically grew and brought to Quetzaltenango to sell[2]. San Martín Sacatepéquez is notable for its proximity to Laguna Chicabal, a crater lake and Mam Maya holy site, as well as for the colorful traditional garb (known in Guatemala as traje) still worn by the men who follow their peoples' traditions. Most Mayan men throughout Guatemala have adopted Western clothing.
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14°49′N 91°39′W / 14.817°N 91.650°W
Notes
- ^ Watanabe, John (1996), "Los Mames, 1880-1944", in Contreras, J. D.; Luján Muñoz, J. (eds.), Historia general de Guatemala, vol. Tomo V, Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País & Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo, pp. 233–244
- ^ Looper, Matthew; Tolles, Thomas (2004), Birds and Thorns, Guatemala: Ed. Antigua, p. 10, ISBN 9992272244