http://www.journeymanimages.com/p1021723016 A few hundred years ago the Indigenous Tzotzils expelled the Catholic priests from their churches and now practice a religion that is a mixture of pagan ritual and Christianity. At the services quantities of cigarettes, Pox (pronounced “Posh” a liquor made from sugar cane) and Coca Cola are consumed (the latter presumably to create big belches that expel evil spirits from the body). A brass band plays, homemade bottle rockets are fired and ritual dances are performed for a variety of saints. There are no pews and the floors are covered with pine needles and hundreds of candles. en-us (C) Journeyman Images jon@journeymanimages.com (Journeyman Images) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Groups Portraits People