Mayan Cultural Walking Tour in La Antigua

What you will learn? You will learn about Mayan spirituality, and worldview, traditional music and dance during ceremonies, how Mayan spirituality has survive during history and syncretism (a combination of Mayan and Christian elements), the different language level we manage in the Mayans communities, what happen to Mayans during the colonization, traditional clothes, etc. What we will do? Go up to Cerro La Cruz for a Maya altar with artificial objects, it will give you a wide understanding about the Mayan worldview and how they are related with our culture and identity, play some traditional music, dance, etc. Learn about the history of the city and the Mayan civilization of the highlands of Guatemala before Spanish arrived. In our way down we will stop to La Candelaria Church to analyze the construction and the elements in the front face of the monument, visit Las Capuchinas Church (entrance Q40 not included), then visit Santa Catalina Arch, NIM POT, and finish our at La Merced.