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Viejo Palmar - Takalik Abaj - Farm San Isidro

After the eruption of the volcan Santiaguito everything of the little village Viejo Palmar was destroyed. Now Viejo Palmar (also called it’s Guatemala´s Pompeii) seems like an inhabitable ghost town. Near El Asintal, Retalhuleu we will visit Takalik Abaj (standing stone), the oldest archaeological site in Guatemala, where once the Olmecs and Mayans lived and mingled. Maya styles stela 5 bears the long count date of 125 AD while a pure Olmec style were-jaguar is carves on a nearby boulder dates even far earlier. Recent excavations have uncovered temples, ceremonial platforms, wood carvings and ceramic plus large Olmec heads. You can also see the artifacts found on the iste in the local museum and enjoy the botanical garden with more than 200 different species of plants and flowers typical of the area. The tour continues with a visit to the coffee, rubber and sugarcane plantation at Finca San Isidro. On the plantation we will have a tour showing the different products and statues you will encounter on the Finca. You will see that much processing and human labour is required before coffee berries and its seeds can be processed into the roasted coffee. The roasting process has a great degree of influence on the taste of the final product. You will taste it after the tour with of course a nice cop of coffee after lunch which will be served in the house of the landowners! On request, a real Maya priest can give you all the explanations about this fascinating site, and at the end you have the opportunity to perfume in a Maya ceremony on the Takalik Abaj site.

Tour Dates
Every day at 8:00 am back at 19:00 pm
USD $ 65,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide, lunch at the farm and entrance fees included

This is a great opportunity to get to know the lake Atitlan in one day. We take you to the most beautiful lake of the world in the morning with our collective shuttle service. From there you go on a boat tour over the lake visiting three different villages with a guide. You will visit the villages of Santiago de Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo and Santa Catarina Palopo. In the afternoon you’ll have some free time in Panajachel before returning to Quetzaltenango.

Panajachel

Tour dates
Every day at 6:00 am back at 19:00 pm
USD $ 75,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide, lunchbox and entrance fees included

We will first visit La Casa de la Cultura in Totonicapán where our local guide will be waiting for us. We visit several families where they make different local products. Here you can see how the local textiles are made. After that we will have a lunch with a local family in Totonicapán. In the afternoon we continue our tour with a visit to different factories. At this factories the guide will explain you how the people make the masks and other arts which are very famous here in Guatemala. In the casa de la cultura a small performance will be given of folkloric dancing. After that we will return to Quetzaltenango.

Totonicapan (project Maya Quiche)

Tour Dates
Every day at 8:00 am back at 18:00 pm
USD $ 55,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons
Transport, guide, entrance fees and lunch included
* Saturday is market day at Totonicapan

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View of The Candelar Viejo Palmar - Takalik Abaj - Farm San Isidro After the eruption of the volcan Santiaguito everything of the little village Viejo Palmar was destroyed. Now Viejo Palmar (also called it’s Guatemala´s Pompeii) seems like an inhabitable ghost town. Near El Asintal, Retalhuleu we will visit Takalik Abaj (standing stone), the oldest archaeological site in Guatemala, where once the Olmecs and Mayans lived and mingled. Maya styles stela 5 bears the long count date of 125 AD while a pure Olmec style were-jaguar is carves on a nearby boulder dates even far earlier. Recent excavations have uncovered temples, ceremonial platforms, wood carvings and ceramic plus large Olmec heads. You can also see the artifacts found on the iste in the local museum and enjoy the botanical garden with more than 200 different species of plants and flowers typical of the area. The tour continues with a visit to the coffee, rubber and sugarcane plantation at Finca San Isidro. On the plantation we will have a tour showing the different products and statues you will encounter on the Finca. You will see that much processing and human labour is required before coffee berries and its seeds can be processed into the roasted coffee. The roasting process has a great degree of influence on the taste of the final product. You will taste it after the tour with of course a nice cop of coffee after lunch which will be served in the house of the landowners! On request, a real Maya priest can give you all the explanations about this fascinating site, and at the end you have the opportunity to perfume in a Maya ceremony on the Takalik Abaj site. Tour Dates Every day at 8:00 am back at 19:00 pm USD $ 65,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons Transport, guide, lunch at the farm and entrance fees included This is a great opportunity to get to know the lake Atitlan in one day. We take you to the most beautiful lake of the world in the morning with our collective shuttle service. From there you go on a boat tour over the lake visiting three different villages with a guide. You will visit the villages of Santiago de Atitlan, San Antonio Palopo and Santa Catarina Palopo. In the afternoon you’ll have some free time in Panajachel before returning to Quetzaltenango. Panajachel Tour dates Every day at 6:00 am back at 19:00 pm USD $ 75,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons Transport, guide, lunchbox and entrance fees included We will first visit La Casa de la Cultura in Totonicapán where our local guide will be waiting for us. We visit several families where they make different local products. Here you can see how the local textiles are made. After that we will have a lunch with a local family in Totonicapán. In the afternoon we continue our tour with a visit to different factories. At this factories the guide will explain you how the people make the masks and other arts which are very famous here in Guatemala. In the casa de la cultura a small performance will be given of folkloric dancing. After that we will return to Quetzaltenango. Totonicapan (project Maya Quiche) Tour Dates Every day at 8:00 am back at 18:00 pm USD $ 55,- pp with a minimum of 2 persons Transport, guide, entrance fees and lunch included * Saturday is market day at Totonicapan			Full Day Tours Return Tours of Quetzaltenango Return Tours of Quetzaltenango










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