Floral Passion: Holy Week in Antigua
Holy Week is celebrated in every town and village throughout Guatemala, but it’s a particularly splendid in Antigua. Antigua is a beautiful colonial city along the ancient Mayan route.
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Guatemala
The Ancient Ruins of La Ruta Maya
Take a journey along or through La Ruta Maya to visit some of the most spectacular sites from the ancient Mayan civilization which took hold on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and in the neighbouring countries of Belize and Guatemala.
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Tough Trucks Guatemala Backgrounder
JOURNEY GUIDE 1. HIGHLIGHTS Zay Harding starts his journey from the National Palace in the centre of Guatemala City,
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Empire Builder Maya Backgrounder
The best time to visit Guatemala is in the winter (December – March) when the weather is relatively dry and cool, avoiding the hot, sticky rainy season during the summer.
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The Mayan flower trade
Between the 1960s and 1980s especially, many locals turned to looting the ruins of numerous ancient Maya cities that were lost in the remote jungle, undiscovered by archaeologists, and selling the looted artworks they dug up to unscrupulous art dealers from the US in particular.
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