55 Coban Folklore Festival In Guatemala

Much of the agricultural produce now bypasses cobán and goes directly to guatemala city 130 miles 210 km south.

Coban folklore festival in guatemala. 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 rabin ajau guatemala s national folkloric festival. My friend and host when i am in alta verapaz is josé sierra secretary of communications for cobán. Festival folklórico rab in ajaw en cobán. Antecedente histórico de guatemala. Participan las reinas indígenas de todo el país luciendo sus mejores trajes regionales destacando sus características y significados. Folkloric festival in cobán guatemala the folkloric festival in the mountainous city of cobán is an impressive celebration of kekchis indian tradition.

Descripción del festival folklorico nacional de cobán alta verapaz guatemala elección de rabin ajaw. 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. El nombre de guatemala deriva de goathemala que en lengua maya tolteca quiere decir tierra de los árboles. The streets brim with dancing and performances by the indigenous kekchis dressed in traditional costumes. As of the 2018 census the population of the city of cobán was at 212 047. Dance and music are showcased and display the indigenous traditions of the area. Or for mayan only festivals there is the coban folklore festival or mayan new year.

Coban guatemala what is it about when. The city was formerly an important commercial and manufacturing centre. An annual folklore festival which draws many tourists takes place in cobán in the last week of july or first week of august. 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. Often times events are merged with indigenous and uniquely guatemalan culture such as semana santa. 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. 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.

It is located 219 km from guatemala city. 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. For many the highlight of the festival is the crowning of the beauty pageant queen.