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[[Image:Maximon_in_Santiago_Atitlan.jpg|thumb|right|400px|{{photo|Eric Rushing}}]] | [[Image:Maximon_in_Santiago_Atitlan.jpg|thumb|right|400px|One of the most famous images of Maximón is found in Santiago Atitlán.{{photo|Eric Rushing}}]] | ||
'''Maximón''' (also known as '''San Simón''') is a widely known [[folk saint]] from the highlands of [[Guatemala]]. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to the pre-Hispanic mountain spirits as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern pantheon of southern Mesoamerica. He is primarily consulted by ''[[maya costumbre|costumbristas]]'' on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands. | '''Maximón''' (also known as '''San Simón''') is a widely known [[folk saint]] from the highlands of [[Guatemala]]. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to the pre-Hispanic mountain spirits as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern pantheon of southern Mesoamerica. He is primarily consulted by ''[[maya costumbre|costumbristas]]'' on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands. | ||
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One of the most famous images of Maximón is found in Santiago Atitlán.Template:Photo
Maximón (also known as San Simón) is a widely known folk saint from the highlands of Guatemala. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to the pre-Hispanic mountain spirits as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern pantheon of southern Mesoamerica. He is primarily consulted by costumbristas on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands.