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Introducing The Highlands – Lago de Atitlán
Guatemala’s most dramatic region – the highlands – stretch from Antigua to the Mexican border northwest of Huehuetenango. Here the verdant hills sport emerald green grass, cornfields and towering stands of pine, and every town and village has a story.
The traditional values and customs of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples are strongest in the highlands. Maya dialects are the first language, Spanish a distant second. The age-old culture based on maize (from which the Maya believe that humans were created) is still alive; a sturdy cottage set in the midst of a thriving milpa (cornfield) is a common sight. And on every road you’ll see men, women and children carrying burdens of leña (firewood), to be used for heating and cooking.
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