<P> The Maya people are known for their brightly colored yarn - based textiles, which are woven into capes, shirts, blouses, huipiles and dresses . Each village has its own distinctive pattern, making it possible to distinguish a person's home town on sight . Women's clothing consists of a shirt and a long skirt . </P> <P> Roman Catholicism combined with the indigenous Maya religion are the unique syncretic religion which prevailed throughout the country and still does in the rural regions . Beginning from negligible roots prior to 1960, however, Protestant Pentecostalism has grown to become the predominant religion of Guatemala City and other urban centers and down to mid-sized towns . The unique religion is reflected in the local saint, Maximón, who is associated with the subterranean force of masculine fertility and prostitution . Always depicted in black, he wears a black hat and sits on a chair, often with a cigar placed in his mouth and a gun in his hand, with offerings of tobacco, alcohol and Coca - Cola at his feet . The locals know him as San Simon of Guatemala . </P> <P> Nicaraguan culture has several distinct strands . The Pacific coast has strong folklore, music and religious traditions, deeply influenced by European culture but enriched with Amerindian sounds and flavors . The Pacific coast of the country was colonized by Spain and has a similar culture to other Spanish - speaking Latin American countries . The Caribbean coast of the country, on the other hand, was once a British protectorate . English is still predominant in this region and spoken domestically along with Spanish and indigenous languages . Its culture is similar to that of Caribbean nations that were or are British possessions, such as Jamaica, Belize, The Cayman Islands, etc . </P> <P> Nicaraguan music is a mixture of indigenous and European, especially Spanish and to a lesser extent German, influences . The latter was a result of the German migration to the central - north regions of Las Segovias where Germans settled and brought with them polka music which influenced and evolved into Nicaraguan mazurka, polka and waltz . The Germans that migrated to Nicaragua are speculated to have been from the regions of Germany which were annexed to present - day Poland following the Second World War; hence the genres of mazurka, polka in addition to the waltz . One of the more famous composers of classical music and Nicaraguan waltz was Jose de la Cruz Mena who was actually not from the northern regions of Nicaragua but rather from the city of Leon in Nicaragua . </P>

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