LIVING CULTURES

Together with Mexico and Peru, Guatemala has some of the richest traditional arts and crafts in the continent. Textiles are the most complex, and each community has its own designs and styles. On the whole it’s the women who still wear traditional clothing. The blouses, or huipiles, are of incredible detail, and the skirts, or cortes, are almost as elaborate. These articles of clothing take weeks to create, but will last the wearer for decades as fashions do not change every season in the highlands of Guatemala.

Those interested in studying or acquiring the native skills, especially weaving on back looms, can do so, with indian artisans only too willing to demonstrate and teach their centuries old skills.

We are also proud to present programmes to experience spirituality and mysticism. Meditate in impressive Maya temples and sacred places joining elders and shamans when they celebrate ancient rituals. You can also study the cosmos and discover how many cultures can share in one vision. Seekers come to the Maya World to learn and to grow. Lake Atitlan is considered as one of the worlds’ great psychic vortexes