Zinacantan Attractions 
Zinacantán lies about 12km/7.5mi west of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. This village, populated by only a few hundred people, is the religious and political centre of approximately 14,000 Tzotzil-speaking Zinacantecos who live in the area.
Striking features of the men's costumes are their grey-checked shawls worn over short white trousers, and their flat straw hats decorated with multi-coloured ribbons. The way in which the ribbons are worn (tied or untied) shows whether the man is married or not. The women's costume compares very unfavourably with that of the men. Brilliant scarlet also features in the garments worn by men and women. Fiestas: January 18th, San Sebastián; August 8th-11th, San Lorenzo; September 8th, Virgen de la Navidad.
Striking features of the men's costumes are their grey-checked shawls worn over short white trousers, and their flat straw hats decorated with multi-coloured ribbons. The way in which the ribbons are worn (tied or untied) shows whether the man is married or not. The women's costume compares very unfavourably with that of the men. Brilliant scarlet also features in the garments worn by men and women. Fiestas: January 18th, San Sebastián; August 8th-11th, San Lorenzo; September 8th, Virgen de la Navidad.
