Hard working and one of the most active environmentalist communities, the people in Totonicapán are dedicated to preserving the forest and their water sources, as described by Cultural Survival: 
Wakiwa ni wachapakazi wazuri na jamii ya wanamazingira, watu wa Totonicapán wanajulikana kwa utunzaji wa misitu na vyazo vyao vya maji, kama inavyofafanuliwa katika mtandao wa Masalio ya Kitamaduni (Cultural Survival):