La Ruta Maya – Yucatan & Guatemala & Belize

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.

The beautiful highland Guatemalan town of Sacapulas is home to a remarkable and unique survival of an ancient cultural tradition.