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(such as the city's cathedral) have survived. The same cannot be said for the humble
abodes of the city's residents, who suffered terribly from the devastating quake of 1976.
Well-illustrated books on Maya textiles will help you to start identifying the wearers' villages. Two fine
works are
Maya of Guatemala - Life and Dress,
by Carmen L Pettersen, and
The Maya Textile Tradition,
edited by
Margot Blum Schevill.
