totonicapan

Totonicapán is one of the country’s high-altitude departments and certainly one of the coldest. Its villages and towns are characterized by their many beautiful religious and civil buildings. Handicrafts manufacturing hold an important place in the domestic economy of its people that are known to perform traditional ancient religious rituals.

To Do Things

Momostenango

Momostenango means “City of Altars”. Quiché priest pray upon the burners and altars that can be found both in the village and its surroundings. They predict the future using seeds, crystals, beans and corn. Nearby are the famous Momostenango cliffs, playful rock formations created by erosion.

San Juan Xecul

A beautiful 16th Century temple with a fabulous brightyellow façade can be admired here showing saints and angels sitting next to corncobs and quetzal birds. The bright yellow is also the color of the local huipil worn by the women living here.