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Chuarrancho is a Kaqchiquel speaking village whose weaving style is influenced by nearby and larger San Pedro Sacatepequez (G). “Densely brocaded patterns
in purple and red are sharacteristic of he ceremonial costumes of this area, and may be a survival from an earlier era. In botheSan Pedro and Chuarrancho,
the ceremonial huipils are open down the sides, in contrast to daily huipils, which are closed. They are worn outside the skirt and covered with supplemental
weft life forms. The ceiba tree is a common motif in San Pedro; the protal motif seems to be used only in Chuarrancho and both only on cofradia huipils.
Osborne suggests that the bold patterns and thick appearance are a style once woven by noble Cakchiquel women with has persisted in ceremonial garb."
(Threads of Identity, Altman and West, p. 176.)
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