Guatemala: San Juan La Laguna and Mayan Traditional Painting

Not far from San Pedro is another Atitlan village - San Juan. It is half as much, but not as much as twice as interesting. Tourists run into excursions during the day, but do not stop, but in vain. There are almost no hotels and other infrastructure in San Juan, but the village is authentic, quiet and very atmospheric. 95% of the population are tutuhili Indians engaged in the cultivation of coffee and maize, as well as weaving. But the most interesting is that one of the main specializations of the population of San Juan is the traditional naive Mayan painting. There are several galleries in the village, it can be said that this is the main Indian art center in Guatemala. Two years ago, we traveled around Central Asia with backpacks and almost a hitchhiking, we had no time for shopping. This time we were able to afford to purchase a couple of paintings. For five months now I can’t get together and pull them onto the subframes. In addition to artists, the most famous shaman in the county lives in San Juan.

From San Pedro to San Juan, a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride.

On the first frame - a traditional Mayan picture as a painting of the wall of a house.

We went to San Juan on a tuk-tuk. The driver asked to grab his wife with a child, just a ride. On the way we ran into road works, stood for about 30 minutes.