This morning we took a
camioneta into Antigua and then took a minibus to the town of Jocotenango where we visited 3 museums (all on the same grounds). At the coffee museum La Azotea we were walked through the production of coffee, from planting to consumption. We learned about the different types of coffee as well as the different stages of cultivation and production. We had a guided tour of the nursery, coffee fields and the machinery used to process, dry and roast the beans. Then we went to the museum of Mayan music where we saw and listened to an explanation about pre-Columbian instruments as well modern-day ones. That tour ended with a 20 minute video of traditional Mayan music and ceremonies. The last place we visited was a room dedicated to traditional Mayan dress. The woman wears a
huipil, a hand-woven shirt that is embroidered with designs that represent her town, as well as a
corte (skirt) and
faja (belt). There are only a few areas left where the men still wear the traditional clothing.
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| A coffee plant |
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| And then there were 8... (Amy left this rnorning) |
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| Community bath-time!! |
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| They'll be doing the salsa all the way to the States... |
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| A typical Guatemalan house |
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