* Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, the capital of the Tz ' utujil people in pre-Columbian times

In the modern village of Santiago Atitlán in the Guatemalan highlands, a traditional Maya priesthood performs rites to a powerful deity addressed as " King Martin, Lord of the Three Levels, Lord of Rain, Lord of Maize, and Lord of all the Mountains ".

In 2005 the tuk-tuks prevalent in the Lago de Atitlán towns of Panajachel and Santiago Atitlán all appeared to be from India ( Bajaj Auto ).

Then on December 1 a troop of soldiers massacred 24 campesinos in Santiago Atitlán in the department of Sololá.

# Santiago Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán is the largest of the lakeside communities, and is noted for its worship of Maximón, an idol formed by the fusion of traditional Mayan deities, Catholic saints and conquistador legends.

Main places otherwise are Santa Clara La Laguna and San Pedro La Laguna in the West, Santiago Atitlán in the South, and San Lucas Tolimán in the East.

At least 300 Maya from Santiago Atitlán are believed to have disappeared during the conflict.

One was the assassination of Stanley Rother, a missionary from Oklahoma, in the church at Santiago Atitlán in 1981.

International pressure forced the Guatemalan government to close the base and declare Santiago Atitlán a " military-free zone.

The evil saint Maximón, at his shrine in Santiago Atitlán with his two attendants.

Maximón and attendants, Santiago Atitlán

In Santiago Atitlán and Melbourne, Australia he is adorned with many colourful garlands, while in Zunil ( where he is known as San Simón ) he has a much more intimidating style, with his face obscured by dark sunglasses and a bandanna.

Maximón and candles, Santiago Atitlán

A letter from the defeated Tz ' utujil Maya nobility of Santiago Atitlán to the Spanish king written in 1571 details the exploitation of the subjugated peoples.

Tz ' utujil men in Santiago Atitlán

Their pre-Columbian capital, near Santiago Atitlán, was Chuitinamit.

Today they dwell in the towns of San Juan La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, San Marcos La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna, Santiago Atitlán, Panabaj, Tzanchaj ( believed to have been the inspiration, because of its similar sound, for the name " Santiago "), and a very few in San Lucas Tolimán, although they used to inhabit a much wider region.

* Website of Santiago Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.

The museum shows the history, tradition, and process of backstrap-loom weaving, and the evolution of the traditional costume of the Tzutujil, the indigenous people of Santiago Atitlán.

Santiago Atitlán was the site of considerable state-sponsored violence during the country's civil war.

Few Cape Verdeans own cars, but ownership is rising rapidly with increasing prosperity, particularly on Santiago Island.

Praia on Santiago is a main hub for local ferry services to other islands.

The northern rail line out of Santiago is now disused past the intersection with the Valparaíso line.

An association of Indian families in Jiguani, near Santiago, is also active.

While the rail infrastructure dates from colonial and early republican times, passenger service along the principal Havana to Santiago corridor is increasingly reliable and popular with tourists who can purchase tickets in Cuban convertible pesos.

As with most public transport in Cuba, the vehicles used are second hand, and the flagship Tren Francés (" French train ") between Havana and Santiago de Cuba is operated by coaches originally used in Europe between Paris and Amsterdam on the ex-TEE express.

La Bataille des dix millions was made in 1970 with Mayoux as co-director and Santiago Álvarez as cameraman and is about the 1970 sugar crop in Cuba and its disastrous effects on the country.

Its highest mountain is Diego de Ocampo, close to Santiago, with 1, 249 m. There are several small plains between this range and the Atlantic Ocean.

Tobacco is also grown in the Cibao Valley, but around Santiago.

The Santiago light rail system is a planned light rail system in the Dominican Republic's second largest city, still in developing stages it was said to start on mid 2008 but right now is currently on hold due to lack of approval and of central government funds.

It is the fourth largest stadium in Europe after Nou Camp in Barcelona, Wembley Stadium in London and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.

A notable example is Heinrich von Kleist's classic novella, The Earthquake in Chile, which describes the destruction of Santiago in 1647.

* 1541 – Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.

* 1538 – The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.

* 1898 – Spanish-American War: the Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.

* 1898 – Spanish-American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U. S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba.

The final pongo on the Marañón, the Pongo de Manseriche, is long, just below the mouth of the Rio Santiago, and between it and the old abandoned missionary station of Borja.

Melilla's Capilla de Santiago or James's Chapel, by the city walls, is the only genuine Gothic architecture in Africa.

His technique was used by Santiago Ramón y Cajal and led to the formation of the neuron doctrine, the hypothesis that the functional unit of the brain is the neuron.

A popular pilgrimage site in the past and today is Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain, in reference to the Apostle St. James, The Great.

The Pongo de Manseriche is 3 miles ( 4. 8 km ) long, located at 4 ° 27 ' 30 " south latitude and 77 ° 34 ' 51 " west longitude, just below the mouth of the Rio Santiago, and between it and the old missionary station of Borja.

Santiago de Compostela (, ) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

Santiago is the local Galician evolution of Vulgar Latin Sanctu Iacobu " Saint James ".

Santiago is the site of the University of Santiago de Compostela, established in the early 16th century.