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Community-Based, Participatory, Small Group & Custom Guatemala Tours
Enthusiastic , Experienced Guides
 Unique, Unforgettable, Educational and Small Group Travel 

An Offering of Art
Semana Santa at Lake Atitlan

Ten Day Inclusive         March 28 - April ​6, 2026

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Semana Santa or Holy Week is one of Guatemala's most spectacular celebrations where alfombras, lovely carpets of flowers and colored sawdust are laid in the streets by collections of neighbors and friends.  These temporary works of art are destroyed in the passing of  the processions honoring the last days of Christ.  Antigua, Guatemala boasts the largest semana santa celebration in Latin America, with thousands of celebrants crowding the streets and participants carrying huge statues, some weighing three tons. more


   The Giant Kites of Sumpango:
Day of the Dead Maya
​Guatemala Cultural Tour
Ten Day Inclusive          Oct. 29 - Nov. 7   2025
Come Explore this unique Dia de los Muertos festival in Sumpango; visit Antigua, a UN World Heritage City,
and discover the Mayan culture and beauty of Lake Atitlan.


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How big is a Guatemalan Giant Kite?  Made entirely of layers of Chinese tissue paper....

This is the seventh year I will be including a cultural tour to  Los Barilletes Gigantes, the Giant Kites of Sumpango.  Held to mark the Day of the Dead, the Giant Kites are one of the most impressive Day of the Dead celebrations in Latin America. Sumpango is one of two Kachikel Mayan pueblos which make Giant Kites to protect their pueblo, speak to their ancestors and increasingly to share a message with the  world.   Over 600 people spend every night for months creating a mosaic of chinese tissue paper and glue for the one day celebration.  Some of these kites are as tall as a 6 story building! more
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