Luxury Travel to Guatemala

Guatemala luxury travel means journeying to the heart and soul of Mayan civilization. Every year, countless visitors venture to jungle shrouded ruins of Guatemala’s once great Maya cities, of which Yaxhá, El Mirador, and the behemoth of Tikal take top prize. Yet what most visitors are surprised to learn is that Maya civilization didn’t simply die with its cities; it is actually still alive and thriving here. More than half of Guatemalans are descendants of the indigenous Maya peoples and continue to carry out the traditions of their ancestors to this day in the country’s Western Highlands. Perhaps the most evident example of this is the lively market of Chichicastenango, or “Chichi,” when thousands of Quiche Mayans make the pilgrimage to buy and sell their handicrafts, flowers, poetry, and textiles, thus creating the most colorful native market in the Americas. Luxury travel to Guatemala with Ker & Downey lets you delve into this fascinating