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This Good Friday, April 18, more than 70 participants, including Guatemalans and foreigners, competed in the traditional 2025 Chivarreto.
This Good Friday was held the 2025 chivarreto in San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapán. (Free Press Photo: Interplus Chivarreto screen capture)
At about 14 hours of this Good Friday, April 18, in San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapán, The traditional chivarreto was held in its 2025 edition.
According to commentators of the event, around 79 men faced the competition, who fought with a clean fist in the quadrilateral.
Among the participants were visitors who traveled to Totonicapán To take advantage of the rest of Easter week.
In the contest they also competed foreignerssome of which indicated to be originally from Canada and various states of the United States.
Some of the participants ended the fight With the bloody face by the blows received, while others chose to retire before suffering strong beatings.
He Chivarreto It ended at 5 pm, as the activity was scheduled, according to municipal authorities.
About the traditional chivarreto
According to organizers and promoters of tradition, this is a way of freeing tensions, adjusting personal accounts or simply participating in a custom with decades of history.
The activity constitutes a deeply rooted cultural expression in the west of the country.
The rules of combat are clear: only blows with their fists are allowed and, at the end of each confrontation, the opponents usually shake hands in respect.