A Kaqchikel municipality in northern Sololá with pre-Hispanic roots, a colonial church from 1624, a bridge from 1806 and a patron saint's fair dedicated to Saint Joseph.
Kaqchikel town with a colonial church from 1624
San José Chacayá is a small farming municipality in northern Sololá, with an overwhelmingly Kaqchikel population. Its name comes from Kaqchikel and refers to the waterfalls near the village. It preserves old buildings such as its colonial church from 1624, a bridge from 1806 and a public washhouse from 1910.
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The first to arrive found the lake, the volcanoes and the forest; others came after, and each arrival left its mark.
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Colonial church built in 1624 in the town center; the Easter Vigil and the Masses of the patron saint's fair are held here.
Getting there →Old bridge on the way out toward Santa Lucía Utatlán, built in 1806.
Getting there →Mill built in 1908; a 2008 assessment reports it as deteriorated.
Getting there →Sources: biblioteca.usac.edu.gt
San José: March 19. The patron saint's fair combines solemn Masses, the procession of Saint Joseph the Patriarch, sawdust carpets, a convite (festive masked parade), marimba music and the burning of toritos (bull-shaped fireworks frames). The Indigenous queen, Jeb'el Kotz'i'j, is chosen, and there are parades of floats, games and stalls selling traditional food. The cofradías help organize it together with the municipal authorities.
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No sources were found on dishes specific to San José Chacayá. For the department of Sololá as a whole, sources mention pulik (a spiced Maya stew) at celebrations and cofradías (religious brotherhoods), torrejas (syrup-soaked fritters) during Holy Week, and sweet chickpea dessert and jocotes (a small tropical plum) in syrup for the Day of the Dead.
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Mirador en San José Chacayá al que se llega con una caminata empinada de unas 2.5 horas desde Santa Cruz La Laguna.
Estadio municipal del pueblo, cuya cancha está en proceso de mejora con apoyo crediticio del INFOM.
Casa de campo para grupos en un terreno de unos 2 acres, a pocos minutos del centro de San José Chacayá.
