This tour starts at 8:00 am in Huehuetenango. There the church and the central park will be visited with the relief of the region of Huehuetenango.
After that the tour will continue to Chiantla, this is a small village close to Huehuetenango. There the church will be visited with the statue of Maria in a silver dress. The tour will continue to El Mirador. This is a marvellous viewing point with a great view over the Cuchumatanes. With good weather even Santa Maria and the volcanoes of the lake of Atitlan can be seen. The viewpoint takes the name of famous poet huehueteco, whose famous poem evokes the splendour of these mountains. In this place a series of pyramids exists, each one with a bronze plate where one of strophes of the poem, To the Cuchumatanes can be read, furthermore there is a sculpture surrounded by the shields of the municipalities of the department. After that the tour will continue to Unicornio Azul. This is a horse farm situated on a beautiful spot in the Cuchumatanes. The tour ends with the transport back to Huehuetenango.
Tour Dates
Every day at 8:00 am back at 18:00 pm
USD $ 55,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport and guide included
This tour starts at 8:00 am in Huehuetenango. There the church and the central park will be visited with the relief of the region of Huehuetenango. After this visit the tour will continue to San Juan Ixcoy. There are various interesting points on the way like Paquix, Tojquiá and las piedras de Captzín. After we visited San Juan Ixcoy, the tour continues to San Pedro Soloma. In San Pedro Soloma the church will be visited, colourful cemetery and the central park to see the beautiful traditional clothes of the inhabitants. Between San Juan Ixcoy and Soloma is an amazing viewing point named Aldea Chuxcap. Of course we make a stop at this point. Also Bacau, a Maya altar build above a hidden Maya temple will be visited. Then the tour continues to Santa Eulalia. Here the church, central park and the marimba factory will be visited. The tour ends with the transport back to
Huehuetenango where the tour will arrive around 19:00 pm.
Every day at 8.00 am back at 19:00 pm
USD $ 75,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide included
inhabitants went to lower tropical grounds to work there in the agriculture in the north, east and west of the country. In this village they also have the tradition to choose a kind of priest that has to pray for the well being of the families, the harvest and the animals. Then we will visit San Juan Atitan which is a village situated at 34km from Huehuetenango. In this village they make and very special are the heads made from palms. The men as well the women in the village wear traditional clothes. This village is especially worth a visit on the market day, which is Thursday.
Every day at 7:00 am back at 18:00 pm
USD $ 50,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide included
* Thursday market dat in San Juan Atitan
