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[[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]] has become increasingly strong since its arrival in the region in the 1970s. | [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]] has become increasingly strong since its arrival in the region in the 1970s. | ||
==Destination:[[Tecum Umam]]== | |||
Revision as of 23:29, 3 April 2007
Resources
For Tecum Umam -- http://www.popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt/AkkerenTU.pdf
Destination: Ethnic group
Barth
Destination: K'iche'
Colonial Period
The K'iche' first made contact with the Spanish conquistadors in 1523, with the arrival of an expeditionary force led by Pedro de Alvarado.
Early Republican Period
Religion
Traditional Maya religious custom, or costumbre, is a syncretic conglomeration of pre-Columbian traditions and Catholicism. It combines devotion to the Catholic saints and celebrations of the Catholic festivals with traditional dances and elaborate ceremonies conducted at ceremonial sites that are scattered throughout the surrounding mountains.
Evangelical Protestantism has become increasingly strong since its arrival in the region in the 1970s.