Church of Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Church of St. Thomas, near the market in the town of Chichicastango is the Church of St. Thomas (Iglesia de Santo Tomás), built in 1545 on the remains of a pre-Columbian temple, and used by local religious people to perform traditional ceremonies. Each of the first 18 steps of the church symbolizes one of the Mayan calendar months.

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