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Guatemala, The Living MayaNovember , 2014 with Jim Cline
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Cost: $TBD includes airport transfers, all ground
transport, all 10 nights hotel accommodations, breakfasts and
dinners, entrance-fees
at tourist sites, boat trips on Lake Atitlan, local guides.
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Long before the Europeans showed up in America the Maya had established a complex civilization in Guatemala and the surrounding areas. They built enormous pyramids and temples, and made advancements in science, math, astronomy, and the arts. Many reminders of this world still remain - in the ancient ruins at such sites as Tikal and Copan and in the local people and their traditions. We will stay as near as possible to these archeological sites in order to photograph them in the best light in the morning and late afternoon. And we'll visit the various towns on their special market days, providing many photo opportunities of the modern day Maya and their traditions. Antigua is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the Americas. Situated beneath three volcanoes, its cobblestone streets, crumbling ruins, and colonial architecture make it an ideal photo subject. Indigenous vendors sell their colorful fabrics in the main plaza and the streets. Our hotel is just one block from the central plaza and the cathedral. |
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Two: the magnificent lake and the surrounding volcanoes. Upon arrival we'll check into our lake-view hotel in the town of Panajachel
Day Four: After a delicious breakfast in the lakeview restaurant, we'll travel by boat to the traditional village of San Antonio Palopo and Santa Catarina Palopo, where we'll visit local homes and photograph families in their colorful traditional dress, or traje, as they weave clothing and carry on their daily lives. We'll
spend the night in
Panajachel. Day
Five: We'll
Day Seven: We'll wake up early to experience the famous market at Chichicastenango. We'll photograph the colorful flower vendors on the steps of the chruch , the bustling vegetable market, and the many indigenous people who come to barter for goods from the numerous surrounding villages. There a local English-speaking guide will take us to observe Mayan rituals at an ancient Mayan worshipping site on a nearby hill. In the afternoon we'll drive to Quetzaltenango (also known by the Mayan name of Xela), stopping to photograph the fields of maize with the ever- presernt volcanoes in the background. We'll spend the night in Xela. .. Day Eight: We'll drive early in the morning to the fascinating animal market in the village of San Francisco el Alto. This
is also the largest textile market in Gautemala. From the roof of the church we'll be able to photograph the valley
below with volcanoes looming
in
the distance.
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