Coban Folklore Festival In Guatemala

My friend and host when i am in alta verapaz is josé sierra secretary of communications for cobán.

Coban folklore festival in guatemala. For many the highlight of the festival is the crowning of the beauty pageant queen. The city was formerly an important commercial and manufacturing centre. Or for mayan only festivals there is the coban folklore festival or mayan new year. The cobán folkloric festival features parades rodeos and expositions of traditional art but its crown jewel is the rabin ajau or daughter of the king competition. The streets brim with dancing and performances by the indigenous kekchis dressed in traditional costumes. La municipalidad de cobán ha anunciado la fecha de la 49 edición de este festival el cual es considerado como patrimonio cultural intangible de la nación. Guatemala is a world famed exporter of high quality coffee and every february the town of frajianes celebrates the arrival of the.

Fully santo domingo de cobán is the capital of the department of alta verapaz in central guatemala it also serves as the administrative center for the surrounding cobán municipality. Folkloric festival in cobán guatemala the folkloric festival in the mountainous city of cobán is an impressive celebration of kekchis indian tradition. Thank you for watching is an event of guatemalan costumes and folk dances that showcases the indian traditions july 24 28 coban folkloric festival 1o facts held at the end of july some events they do beauty contest the winner is. Each year mayan girls from across guatemala arrive in cobán wrapped in the traditional huipil and morga blouse and skirt of their hometown ready to compete for the. Dance and music are showcased and display the indigenous traditions of the area. It is the dream of many guatemalan girls to be crowned the mayan beauty queen at this folklore festival which takes place in early august or late july every year. Coban guatemala what is it about when.

Participan las reinas indígenas de todo el país luciendo sus mejores trajes regionales destacando sus características y significados. Often times events are merged with indigenous and uniquely guatemalan culture such as semana santa. As of the 2018 census the population of the city of cobán was at 212 047. La perspectiva internacional del festival folklórico nacional de cobán. Much of the agricultural produce now bypasses cobán and goes directly to guatemala city 130 miles 210 km south. Descripción del festival folklorico nacional de cobán alta verapaz guatemala elección de rabin ajaw. Antecedente histórico de guatemala.

It is located 219 km from guatemala city. El nombre de guatemala deriva de goathemala que en lengua maya tolteca quiere decir tierra de los árboles. Forty years later with the idea of enlarging the indigenous event and to include candidates from all over the county it evolved into what we have today.