GUATEMALAN HIGHLANDS 1940s TRAVELOGUE GUATEMALA CITY AMATITLAN ANTIGUA CHICICASTENANGO 56184

This short travelogue film will take viewers on a tour through the highlands of Guatemala which is an area with a temperate climate and includes Amatitlan, Antiqua and Chicicastenango. The film is a John Hutter Travelogue (:26) and opens with the narrator pointing to the location of the Guatemalan highlands on a globe (1:07). The streets of Guatemala City are shown next (1:18). It is a modern metropolis including a market place once used by ancient Mayans and today’s civilians barter and trade here in the same way as their ancestors (1:31). Amatitlan is a small village which rests on the shores of Lake Amatitlan (2:30) and it is considered to be a resort area. The marketplace which draws natives from miles around is set up under a large tree (2:37). From here, a span of churches is shown and these were mostly constructed by the Spanish about 300 years prior (2:44). Women and children filling pots of water (3:07) then leads to picturesque shots of a waterfall in the area (4:10). Once the old capital of all of Central America, Antigua stands with historical relics such as an old palace the Captain General had ruled from (4:26). Laundry is still washed in a watering hole here (6:52). Shots of Lake Amatitlan follow as it is known as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world (7:33) with villages running along the shore and mountains in the background (8:53). Turning to Chicicastenango, one of the most colorful and cultural market places exists here (10:28). Natives travel many miles with heavy packs in order to sell their goods as well as worship inside of the old churches (10:55). It is noted that groups of natives from varying towns all wear the same attire and it was easy to tell who came from which village (10:57). The film snaps to conclusion after a bird’s eye view of the market place (12:27) as well as a look inside the centuries old church (13:05). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit