Culture

The Guatemalan indigenous arts and crafts have as many facets as the landscape of the country. Still to this day the descendants of the Maya, especially in the highlands, fabricate hand-made products of all kinds. However, many products gained the status of being considered as handicraft not till...

Music has always been important in Guatemala and fiestas, rituals and religious ceremonies are tight-knit with traditional music and its typical instruments. The marimba, Guatemala’s national musical instrument, is played throughout the country. Usually the marimba, member of the xylophone...

In Guatemala Spanish (castellano) is the official language. Beyond castellano there are 23 other independent languages in use: 21 Mayan groups have kept their ancestral languages alive as well as Xinca, an Aztecan language, and Garífuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast. The most...

When you visit Antigua you will also encounter a very rich and varied cuisine. The city is well-known for its traditional Guatemalan and international food selection. Antigua is also famous for its extraordinary sweet and delicious candies made from various local fruits, nuts and seeds. There is a...