(Kostenlos herunterladen) Coban Folklore Festival In Guatemala

Folkloric festival in cobán guatemala the folkloric festival in the mountainous city of cobán is an impressive celebration of kekchis indian tradition.

Coban folklore festival in guatemala. La perspectiva internacional del festival folklórico nacional de cobán. Guatemala is a world famed exporter of high quality coffee and every february the town of frajianes celebrates the arrival of the. Dance and music are showcased and display the indigenous traditions of the area. An annual folklore festival which draws many tourists takes place in cobán in the last week of july or first week of august. It is located 219 km from guatemala city. Antecedente histórico de guatemala. The rabin ajau guatemala s national folkloric festival.

The city was formerly an important commercial and manufacturing centre. Participan las reinas indígenas de todo el país luciendo sus mejores trajes regionales destacando sus características y significados. El nombre de guatemala deriva de goathemala que en lengua maya tolteca quiere decir tierra de los árboles. Much of the agricultural produce now bypasses cobán and goes directly to guatemala city 130 miles 210 km south. 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. 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. 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.

Descripción del festival folklorico nacional de cobán alta verapaz guatemala elección de rabin ajaw. My friend and host when i am in alta verapaz is josé sierra secretary of communications for cobán. 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. 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. As of the 2018 census the population of the city of cobán was at 212 047. Often times events are merged with indigenous and uniquely guatemalan culture such as semana santa. For many the highlight of the festival is the crowning of the beauty pageant queen.

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