and a private residence. The next day, thousands of citizens of Santiago Atitlán protested the soldiers’ behavior while holding white flags. The soldiers fired shots into the crowd of citizens, killing 14 people and injuring 21. As a result of the massacre, the army was forced to leave the garrison, leading to the removal of a military base from Santiago Atitlán. Contemporary demographics Today they dwell primarily in the towns of San Juan La Laguna, San Pablo La Laguna, San Marcos La Laguna, San Pedro La Laguna, Santiago Atitlán, Panabaj, Tzanchaj (believed to have been the inspiration, because of its similar sound, for the name "Santiago"), with fewer in San Lucas Tolimán. In 2005, several hundred Tzʼutujil died in the mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan. Rescuers recovered 160 bodies from Panabaj and Tzanchaj, while a total of 250 persons remained missing from both towns. Atiteco religion and culture Santo Mundo Santo Mundo is the Holy World and cosmos in the traditional religion of the Tz’utujil people. It is believed to be a body that carries water and grows trees, flowers, and food. Mountains are thought to be the nose of this body. Santo Mundo changes based on the actions of people. Santo Mundo is also seen as a womb to hold the Maize God. Santo Mundo has five directions: the center and four corners. The center, or central plaza, is thought of as “the Heart,” which is thought to be an intersection of four roads and contains a sixteenth-century church. The corners are the points where the sun, known as “Our Father the Sun”, rises and sets during solstices. The hemisphere that the sun travels through is known as the world of the living and the hemisphere below the sun's path is the underworld. Spirits In Tz'utujil communities, spirits are believed to control the natural world, other spirits, and people's destinies. Traditional customs come from Nawals, which are spirits known as “Ancient Ones”. The “Ancient Ones” are believed to be ancient Tz’utujil people who gained divine status. Their guardian spirit was Old Mam, the trickster deity, who taught them the customs that now belong to the Tz’utujil. It is believed that when the Tz’utujil pray, make sacrifices, and give offerings to the Nawals, the Nawals give them health, luck, and good weather to help with agriculture in return. Since the arrival of the Spanish, the Nawals have been worshipped in