Top Things to do in San Juan la Laguna
The 10 Best Things to do in San Juan la Laguna, Western Highlands
Discover the best top things to do in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala including Mayan Dynasty Tours, Casa Flor Ixcaco, Galeria Imox, Biblioteca Comunitaria Rija'tzuul Na'ooj, Galeria de Arte Chiya, Cafe La Voz, Indian Nose, Jovenarte, Iglesia Catolica de San Juan La Laguna, Galeria de Arte Naif Maya Tzutujil.
Restaurants in San Juan la Laguna
1. Mayan Dynasty Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 139 reviews
Mayan Dynasty Tours is operated by a Tzutujil Mayan man born and raised in San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The name of our business before was ´´Adventure Atitlan Tours´´ I am a licensed and authorized tour guide in Guatemala. I have been a tour guide nearly 10 years so my experience in Tourism guarantees my clients a unique trip on the lake and my country. We offer custom day and multi-day trips for individuals, couples, families, students and groups all over Guatemala. We provide cultural immersion and special tours such as Village Tours, Hikes to volcanoes and mountains, visit to archaeological sites, Horseback riding, etc. Give us an opportunity to customize your trip.
2. Casa Flor Ixcaco
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5.0 based on 128 reviews
Casa Flor Ixcaco is San Juan's only Weaving Cooperative that dedicates itself to perserving the skill of spinning natural cotton thread. The products are made by 20 local women using mayan methods that were passed down for many generations. The products are 100 % natural and handmade. Visitors learn more about the spinning and dying process in a demonstration and can sign up for weaving and dyeing classes.
Reviewed By 178nienkeb - Leiden, The Netherlands
This beautiful shop is a home for woman to do their labor with dedication and authenticity. For generations these woman are making the most fine products out of cotton. The passion for their job you can tell from the bright colors and creativity you find in the original hand-made products. They give you a class/demonstration about the whole process from the cotton to the product. By selling the products they support the woman in the village and by that way they protect the art of handmade clothes with natural products. I recommend this place for families, groups and couples. You can buy products (good souvenirs for people back home, or just for yourself) and you can ask for a demonstration were you pay for. I definitely go back if I get the chance.
3. Galeria Imox
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 49 reviews
La Galería Imox lo que desea trasmitir nuestra cultura maya y tradiciones, tambien vendemos puro arte todo lo que pintamos es relacionado a nuestra cultura maya, a los protectores mayas, somos 5 artistas, cada artista tiene diferente estilo técnica y tendencia de arte, y también explicamos el calendario maya a cada visitante cobramos la explicación. Para que conoscan que cada persona, tiene un nawal o protector maya con su fecha de nacimiento podrás conocer su protector maya sus caracteristicas de cada persona, sus profesiones, y su cruz maya explicamos a cada visitante para que nos sirve en nuestra vida que debemos hacer y lo que no tenemos que hacer en nuestra vida el Calendario maya personal. Todas las personas estan asombrados por lo exacto del libro maya todo lo que dice es muy acertado lo que nos trasmite en nuestra vida, es muy sagrado. Los mayas utilizaron este conocimiento y lo aplicaron en su vida diario, si desea conocer a fondo visite la Galería Imox en San Juan La Laguna.
Reviewed By maryangelchapman - London, Canada
We visited during a free tour of the town. Juan explained the Mayan calendar and showed me my birth sign and what it meant. He took the time to explain painting techniques and was so friendly. I love the painting I bought and was so glad to have met the artist.
4. Biblioteca Comunitaria Rija'tzuul Na'ooj
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By JPalladino - Bluffton, United States
Local Tz’utujil artists painted murals of their stories, legends and history in the Cancha Municipal on 5th ave (town center). One of the primary featured murals is of Thomas Mendoza Cholotío, a local treasure. He comes from a family line of Mayan spiritual guides and follows the old calendar and traditions. He is an active leader in the conservation, strengthening and renewal of native Mayan heritage, and can still be found amongst his San Juan neighbors.
5. Galeria de Arte Chiya
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Lynn_TerraExperience
I return year after year to visit Galeria de Arte Chiya to see and buy the work of Angelina Quic and her husband Antonio Coche Mendoza and their extended family. I first met Angelina and Antonio in 2007 or perhaps a few years earlier when their daughter was a young girl. Angelina was one of the first woman painters in San Juan La Laguna, if not the first. Her husband Antonio Coche Mendoza is a oil painter of Mayan Naïve art and she learned from him but created her own style. I was especially attracted to the overhead "bird's eye" view of coffee picking, markets and other traditional San Juan La Laguna scenes, that were fairly unique when I first met her. The style has been widely copied, but I still like her work the best. There are other styles of oil paintings in the gallery painted by Antonio, and his brothers,Julian, Domingo, Gregorio and other friends and neighbors who are painters. I saw Angelina's daughter again today, she has grown up and now is studying industrial design at the university. I can't wait to see what kind of things she will design, coming from such an artistic family. I hope you will enjoy visiting their gallery as much as I have over the years.
6. Cafe La Voz
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Live the adventure of the coffee tour in San Juan La Laguna. A short one kilometer walk that lasts approximately an hour and a half that will allow you to get to know the full cycle of organic coffee production, from harvest to coffee cup. The tour takes place in the plantations and in the processing facilities and also includes your choice of a fine organic coffee cup.
7. Indian Nose
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By ProssimoFermatoBen
Stunning sunrise hike, best guide was Henry (contact on WhatsApp +502 5836 7172). He arranged a boat to pick us up in Panajachel and take us to San Pedro to meet the rest of the group at 4am. He ran a small group hike with only ~6 - 8 people, a stark contrast to the massive bus groups which had 50+ people. He secured a secluded rock for the group to sit on an watch the sunrise, which again was multiples better than the cramped viewing area that the bus tours went to (where not everyone could even see the sunrise let alone take pictures and enjoy it peacefully!) He even had fruit, coffee and snacks for us at the top as we watched. Henry was also helpful in arranging various shuttles / transfers, so recommend reaching out to him for anything in Lake Atitlan.
8. Jovenarte
9. Iglesia Catolica de San Juan La Laguna
10. Galeria de Arte Naif Maya Tzutujil
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
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