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of course, textiles. Photographs and exhibits of indigenous costumes and other crafts show
the incredible richness of traditional arts in Guatemala's highland towns.
If you enjoy Guatemalan textiles at all, you must visit this museum. It has access for
travelers with disabilities, a section for children, a cafe, a shop and a library, and guided
tours are available in English (with prior reservation) or Spanish.
Museo Popol Vuh
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MUSEUM
( 2338-7896; www.popolvuh.ufm.edu ; 6a Calle Final, Zona 10; adult/child Q35/10; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri,
9am-1pm Sat) Behind Museo Ixchel, here you'll find well-displayed pre-Hispanic figurines,
incense burners and burial urns, plus carved wooden masks and traditional textiles, filling
several rooms. Other rooms hold colonial paintings and gilded wood and silver artifacts.
A faithful copy of the Dresden Codex , one of the precious 'painted books' of the Maya, is
among the most interesting pieces.
Also here is a colorful display of animals in Maya art.
Pasos y Pedales
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WALKING
( www.pasosypedales.com ; 10am-2pm Sun) If you're here on a Sunday, check out a wonderful
municipal initiative that sees the Av de las Americas (Zona 10) and its continuation, Av la
Reforma in Zona 13, blocked off to traffic for 3km and taken over by jugglers, clowns, in-
line skaters, dogwalkers, food vendors, t'ai chi classes, skate parks and playgrounds for
kids.
It's a great place to go for a walk (or you can hire bikes or in-line skates on the street)
and check out a very relaxed, sociable side of the city that is rarely otherwise seen.
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Museo Miraflores
( 2470-3415; www.museomiraflores.org ; 7a Calle 21-55, Zona 11; admission Q40; 9am-7pm Tue-Sun) This
is an excellent modern museum inauspiciously jammed between two shopping malls a
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