3. San Juan Chamula In this Indigenous Maya village, Spanish is a foreign tongue, and native traditions and spirituality thrive. Pick up fresh fruit, roasted corn or a saintly statue in the market ...

Close by, in the village of San Juan Chamula, is the church of San Juan Bautista, where Mayan and Christian traditions have combined to create a distinctive atmosphere and unique rituals.

Ibrahim Chechev, born Anastasio Gomez to a family of Tzotzil Indians in San Juan Chamula, a few years ago converted to Islam, as did his parents, wife and children. To prevent clashes with the local ...