Top Things to do in El Quiche Department
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Things to do in El Quiche Department, El Quiche Department: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in El Quiche Department, Guatemala including Casa Tzocoma, Chichi Cemetery, Santo Tomas Church, Pascual Abaj, Q'umarkaj, Laguna Lemoa.
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1. Casa Tzocoma
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The initiative of this project is to present the culture of the people of Chichicastenango through the preservation and exhibition of indigenous crafts and costumes.Tzocoma home is a Maya altar and is one of the four major Mayan altars in the village north corresponding point; according to the 4 cardinal points in the Maya cosmology
2. Chichi Cemetery
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4.5 based on 228 reviews
All the tombs are above ground at this cemetery which marks graves in a variety of ways, some with brightly colored miniature churches and others as mounds with name-bearing crosses or piles of fire-blackened rocks.
Reviewed By colonial23 - County Galway, Ireland
Not a cemetery chaser and did not walk the trail to look at the tombs but I saw this cemetery fromone of the many hills of chichicastenango and it is so pretty and cheery compared to European and American cemeteries that I have to say it is THE BEST cemetery I have ever seen. The colors are magnificent and representative of what I think of the next life being. I believe we go with peace and this certainly is upbeat so I have to say though I do not hang out in cemeteries like some people who actually went and visited , this is a wonderful place compared to the macabre cemeteries everywhere in Europe -except Romanias Satu Mare and the States. Definitely worth a look form the hill if not a visit-lol!
3. Santo Tomas Church
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4.5 based on 321 reviews
Mayans enter through the front door, but others are relegated to the side door of this unusual 1540 church which combines Catholic and Mayan spiritual practices.
Reviewed By BRodrig - Hillsboro, United States
We had an “authorized guide” (with a special guide vest) take us through both churches and the murals by the museum. It was totally worth the cost. She was very thorough and was able to answer all our questions. It makes more sense to go through the main church with someone explaining the Catholic and Mayan traditions held within and outside the church.
4. Pascual Abaj
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4.0 based on 39 reviews
This ancient and sacred shrine is lavished with offerings of food, candles and the occasional live chicken. It is hoped that these gifts, accompanied by prayer, will bring prosperity and good luck.
Reviewed By CasaDiegoIgnacio - Chichicastenango, Guatemala
You have to take the second access to the sacred hill named Turkaj where you can find a ritual place called Pascal Abaj, crossing Casa Diego Ignacio
5. Q'umarkaj
6. Laguna Lemoa
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
