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COLONIAL
MONUMENTS: Salamá
has an interesting colonial church that contains 14 carved wooden altars,
which are painted gold.
LEARN SPANISH :
No Spanish School available; look in Antigua, Panajachel, Huehuetenango and
Quetzatenango.
PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND
SALAMA: Only 9 kms away there is a small village called San Miguel Chicaj
with a historic church. Farther down is Rabinal, a
village which is known
for the Rabinal Achí, a pre-Columbian ballet. Biotopo
del Quetzal is a Nature Reserve, which is 34kms before you get to Salamá.
BIRDING: The Biotopo
del Quetzal offers the opportunity to observe the Guatemalan National Bird
"Quetzal", even though many people leave the park without seeing one.
The Quetzal is very shy and peculiar. Also, there are many other varieties of birds
you can enjoy watching.
BIOTOPO
DEL QUETZAL TOURS:
Click here for available tours
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