Santa Catarina Palopo is a municipality in the Solola department of Guatemala.
The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Atitlan, approximately 5 km
(3 mi) southeast of Panajachel, a popular tourist destination. To its
southeast is San Antonio Palopo. The three aforementioned towns are connected
by one paved road, which runs directly through Santa Catarina Palopo.
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Sailing to Santa Catarina Palopo.
The patron saint of the village is St. Catherine of Alexandria.
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St. Catherine of Alexandria (also spelled Katherine) is, according to
tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early
fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.
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According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted
scholar who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted
hundreds of people to Christianity and was martyred around the age of
eighteen.
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More than 1,100 years after Catherine's martyrdom, Joan of Arc
identified her as one of the saints who appeared to and counselled
her.
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See more at
Catherine of Alexandria - Wikipedia.
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View of the lake from the harbor.
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Visiting the Quetzal Coop cooperative.
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Guatemala Worry Dolls.
Worry dolls (also named "trouble dolls"; Spanish
Muñeca quitapena, "Doll remover of grief") are small, mostly
hand-made dolls that originate from the highland indigenous people of
Guatemala.
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«GUATEMALA WORRY DOLL - There is a legend amongst the Highland Indian
villages of Guatemala: "if you have a problem, then share it with a
worry doll. Before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll, then
place them beneath your pillow. Whilst you sleep, the dolls will take
your worries away."»
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In Santa Catarina Palopo these dolls are sold in groups of 4 dolls,
each measuring 1 cm (0.4 in), inside small colored bags, suitable for
placing under the pillow at night.
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See more at
Worry doll - Wikipedia.
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