San Juan Chamula is a population of Mexican state of Chiapas. It is ten kilometers from San Cristobal de las Casas

The population is at 2.260 meters above sea level in the atliplano, surrounded by rugged terrain 80% and 20% of flat land. San Juan Chamula near rivers are Yultonil and Chamula.


Three districts make up the ceremonial Tzotzil, distant 10 km from San Cristobal de Las Casas, located in a valley chosen, according to tradition, St. John himself. Not only the hills mark the sacred space but also the crosses, whose deep meaning Christian tradition mix with Hispanic roots. The ruins of San Sebastian is at the entrance of the road leading to the plaza, home to the authorities, market and church, separate it from the profane world by a large thatched porch. Colonial building, is now valued for its architectural elements, among which the large window flare, however, owes its fame to the magic atmosphere of its interior. In it, the Chamula syncretic rituals involved with a unique devotion and solemnity. Beliefs are influenced by the practices introduced by the missionaries of the sixteenth century, adapted to older religious traditions, so that they could survive.


San Juan Chamula is a population of Mexican state of Chiapas. It is ten kilometers from San Cristobal de las Casas and twelve miles from San Andres Accords. San Juan and San Andres are localities inhabited by a large number of Tzotzil. Chamula is an adjective used to refer to indigenous Mayans living in the highlands of Chiapas, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Mame, Tojolabal chol. San Juan Chamula is also the head of the municipality of Chamula and is located in the highest areas of Chiapas, in the town have been preserved pre-Hispanic cultures and customs.




The climate is temperate humid with an average annual temperature of 13.7 ° C, annual rainfall is 1024 mm, and the recurrent time is during the summer rains.
Before the Spanish conquest, the town was a major population center of the Tzotzil. In 1524 the Spanish under the command of Captain took the plaza, which was a parcel of the soldier and historian Bernal Díaz del Castillo in the years from 1524 to 1528. In 1549 the town was merged with and Momostenango Analco communities.

The place has been the scene of several uprisings in 1869 was of the Caste War by Pedro Díaz leader Cuscat Chamula, historical fact that Rosario Castellanos immortalized in his novel "Tenebrae." Once defeated the rebellion, the local population was forced to work on farms by the governor Soconusco Pantaleon Dominguez. During the development of the Mexican Revolution in 1912 introduced a new rebellion led by Jacinto Perez Bird.

The population is at 2.260 meters above sea level in the atliplano, surrounded by rugged terrain 80% and 20% of flat land. San Juan Chamula near rivers are Yultonil and Chamula. 

Three districts make up the ceremonial Tzotzil, distant 10 km from San Cristobal de Las Casas, located in a valley chosen, according to tradition, St. John himself. Not only the hills mark the sacred space but also the crosses, whose deep meaning Christian tradition mix with Hispanic roots. The ruins of San Sebastian is at the entrance of the road leading to the plaza, home to the authorities, market and church, separate it from the profane world by a large thatched porch. Colonial building, is now valued for its architectural elements, among which the large window flare, however, owes its fame to the magic atmosphere of its interior. In it, the Chamula syncretic rituals involved with a unique devotion and solemnity. Beliefs are influenced by the practices introduced by the missionaries of the sixteenth century, adapted to older religious traditions, so that they could survive. 

San Juan Chamula is a population of Mexican state of Chiapas. It is ten kilometers from San Cristobal de las Casas and twelve miles from San Andres Accords. San Juan and San Andres are localities inhabited by a large number of Tzotzil. Chamula is an adjective used to refer to indigenous Mayans living in the highlands of Chiapas, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Mame, Tojolabal chol. San Juan Chamula is also the head of the municipality of Chamula and is located in the highest areas of Chiapas, in the town have been preserved pre-Hispanic cultures and customs. 

The climate is temperate humid with an average annual temperature of 13.7 ° C, annual rainfall is 1024 mm, and the recurrent time is during the summer rains. 

Before the Spanish conquest, the town was a major population center of the Tzotzil. In 1524 the Spanish under the command of Captain took the plaza, which was a parcel of the soldier and historian Bernal Díaz del Castillo in the years from 1524 to 1528. In 1549 the town was merged with and Momostenango Analco communities. 

The place has been the scene of several uprisings in 1869 was of the Caste War by Pedro Díaz leader Cuscat Chamula, historical fact that Rosario Castellanos immortalized in his novel "Tenebrae." Once defeated the rebellion, the local population was forced to work on farms by the governor Soconusco Pantaleon Dominguez. During the development of the Mexican Revolution in 1912 introduced a new rebellion led by Jacinto Perez Bird.