Iximche
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to April for dry weather; mornings are clearest in the highlands
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The former capital of the Kaqchikel Maya kingdom and briefly the first colonial capital of Guatemala, set on a pine-fringed plateau. Contemporary Maya ceremonies still take place at altars on the site, making it a living ritual space as much as a ruin.
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