Zaachila Church
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After visiting the archaeological site, you might take a look inside the smallish but robustly buttressed colonial-era Zaachila church, which appears to have been erected atop one of the town’s original pre-conquest ceremonial platforms. Inside, atop the altar, an unusual black Jesus presides above the glass-encased town patron, the Virgin of the Nativity.
In her honor, townsfolk stage a big fiesta during the eight days around September 8, which, besides the exhilarating carnival rides, challenging games of chance, tasty food, and flashing fireworks, also features the spectacularly colorful Danza de las Plumas (Dance of the Feathers).
© Bruce Whipperman from Moon Oaxaca, 5th edition
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