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Four Mayan women sit or stand in front of a store on market day in Chajul. The women wear red cortes and huipiles— colorful garments worn as skirt and shirt, respectively—and colorful headdresses. Two soldiers are seen inside the store. Guatemala's military identified Chajul as one of three towns that formed the "Ixil Triangle," in the northern Quiché region, and inhabited by Ixil Mayan people. The army occupied this region in late 1970s as guerrilla support grew there. Chajul suffered major massacres in 1978 and 1982. Cuatro mujeres mayas yacen sentadas o paradas en frente de una tienda el día del mercado en Chajul. Las mujeres visten cortes y huipiles rojos y tocados coloridos en la cabeza. Dentro de la tienda se observan a dos soldados. El ejército de Guatemala identificó a Chajul como uno de los tres pueblos que formaban el "Triángulo de Ixil", en la región norte de El Quiché, y habitados por el pueblo maya ixil. El ejército ocupó esta región a fines de la década de 1970 cuando el apoyo de la guerrilla creció allí. Chajul sufrió masacres importantes en 1978 y 1982.
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