Chalma River

	Chalma River Chalma may refer to: Afghanistan * Chalma, Afghanistan (alternatively: Calma, Afghanistan) Iran Chalma, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Mexico Chalma, Malinalco, Mexico State, a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in the municipality of Malinalco Chalma, Veracruz Chalma (municipality) Chalma Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Geography It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chalma, Veracruz. The municipality of Chalma covers a to ... , also in Veracruz {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chalma, Iran Chalmeh Kandi ( fa, چالمه كندي, also Romanized as Chālmeh Kandī; also known as Chalmā, Chalmā Kandī, Chalmā Kendī, and Chālmeh) is a village in Qeshlaq-e Sharqi Rural District, Qeshlaq Dasht District , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = District , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal = , sea ..., Bileh Savar County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 734, in 140 families. References Populated places in Bileh Savar County {{BilehSavar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chalma, Malinalco, Mexico State Chalma is a small community, which is part of the municipality of Malinalco, Mexico State. Its small population is almost completely dedicated to the pilgrims who come to visit the Sanctuary of Chalma, the second most-important pilgrimage site in Mexico. The sanctuary is dedicated to an image of what many people describe as a "black Christ" on a cross that legend says miraculously appeared in an area cave where the worship of a deity commonly known as Oxtoteotl used to take place. Some contend that as Oxtoteotl is an aspect of Tezcatlipoca, the "Smoking Mirror," then the "black Christ" is really Tezcatlipoca, which the Spanish friars superimposed on the existing representation of Tezcatlipoca in order to convert the natives. Pilgrimages to this Christian sanctuary follow many of the patterns of the prehispanic rituals, including walking the narrow paths to the town itself, bathing in the waters of a special fresh-water spring and dancing at the sanctuary. Appearance of the Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Malinalco Malinalco () is the municipality inside of Ixtapan Region, is a town and municipality located 65 kilometers south of the city of Toluca in the south of the western portion of the State of Mexico. Malinalco is southwest of Mexico City. Malinalco has always been associated with magic or sorcery due to the legend that it was the home the goddess Malinalxóchitl. The municipality is home to the famed village of Chalma, where according to legend, an image of a Black Christ miraculously appeared in a cave that was devoted to the god Oxtoteotl. It is the second-most visited shrine in Mexico, after the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Aztecs conquered the area in the 1470s, and established here a sanctuary for their military elite, the Eagle and Jaguar warriors. The complex was built on the Cerro de los Idolos (Hill of the Idols), over an older ceremonial site. The main attraction of this archeological site is the Cuauhcalli or House of Eagles, which is a building carved out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chalma, Veracruz Chalma is a village ''(pueblo)'' in the Mexican state The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ... of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Chalma. In the 2005 INEGI Census, the village of Chalma reported a total population of 2,555. References Populated places in Veracruz {{Veracruz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]