Sacatepéquez

The department of Sacatequez and specially Antigua Guatemala, constitute one of the most important tourist places of the country. From the cultural point of view, it is important to mention the most attractive tourist places: archeological sites (mainly the colonial monuments) and all the places referring to the colonial popular traditions.  Also, during Holy Week thousands and thousands of people, natives and tourists, come to Antigua Guatemala to observe the beautiful  processions which during the entire week go out through Antigua’s roads carried out by hundreds of men and women, and at the same time can enjoy the marvelous colorful dust-wood carpets specially made for the processions to come on the streets. These processions are considered one of the most beautiful processions of the world together with the ones in Guatemala City during the same time.