Unique & Boutique Tours in La Antigua, Guatemala Antigua from the Terraces Luis Aguilar General Manager
Contact information @ luis@turixactivo.com t. +00 (502) 2327 5414 c. +00 (502) 5751 3368 f. +00 (502) 2327 5436
Office & mailing address 16 Calle 4-53 Z.10 Edif. Marbella, Of. 4C Guatemala City, Guatemala, 01010
Web www.turixactivo.com
Explanatory trip of our beautiful city from four strategic points situated on terraces to illustrate from high above four different aspects of Antigua Guatemala. The historical (foundation, settlement, colonial period, relocation and independence), the artistic (baroque, Antigua artists, artistic treasures), the religious (Saint Hermano Pedro, main Catholic religious orders during colonial times, and the cultural (writers, intellectuals, Universidad San Carlos, Royal Mint, popular arts).
Shopping in Antigua Trip through Antigua to see stores specialized in quality and design as well as exposure of their products. Establishments accept credit cards, US currency exchange. Textiles, handicrafts, decoration, furniture, candies, gifts and jewelry.
Guatemalan Art Meant for art lovers who wish to see a sample of national art production in different techniques, known artists and young talented ones. There are visits to different galleries and cultural centers in Antigua to acquire an overview of Guatemalan art and its different styles: Proyecto Cultural El Sitio, Casa del Arte Popular, Galería Antigua and Museo Colonial.
Local Gastronomy and Herbolary For those enamored of fine dining we offer a visit that presents a general menu of traditional Antigua products and recipes with the guarantee that the ingredients and preparation is supervised: breakfast buffet and traditional candy tasting included. This trip begins in the market to try our fruits: paterna, carambola (starfruit), zapote (custard apple), guanaba (guanabana), anona (soursop), agguacate (avocado); vegetables: huisquil (mango squash), güicoy (pumpkin); variety of chilies, chiltepe, chipilín and loroco; and medicine herbs: verdolaga (purslane), uña de gato (catʼs claw).
www.turixactivo.com
Earthquakes-Hurricane-Eruptions Visit to different architectural sites so that visitors may feel what the telluric disasters that have characterized Antigua始s history have been like: Vulcanologic and seismic explanations that help us understand the peculiar geographic idiosyncrasy of Antigua and its repercussion on the lives and culture of its inhabitants: aseismic baroque, historical crops. Reading of historical texts of the protagonists of these tragedies. Antigua: Spiritual City Antigua holds the title of spiritual city due to its places for retreat and religious celebration. Holy Week is internationally renowned and attracts visitors from different countries. We invite you to visit: The Sepulcher of Saint Hermano Pedro, first Central American saint, Museum and adjacent ruins to learn how one of the Orders of greatest presence in America lived. We will also visit the Capuchins Convent, home of the religious of the order of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza, example of the functioning of a convent. The trip ends in the Cathedral of San Jos茅 and visit to the crypt.
Walk through the museums Explanatory walk that reunites the different museums in Antigua Guatemala. For collection lovers. * Walk through the Museums: Religious, glass, modern art, pre Hispanic, pharmacy, handicrafts and popular arts. * Arms Museum: weapon and historical objects collections.
For photography lovers Explanatory trip accompanied to ensure those shots which will endure through time and will be shared with friends and family upon our return. Advice for the best pictures. We visit: + Historical monuments: Churches, palaces, fountains and stone wall carvings, general and detailed views. + Urban landscapes: from terraces, rooftops and privileged places + Gallery of persons: our people in the park and at the market + Green House: The city of perpetual roses