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| La Azotea
photos by Lois and Don Porter 1/13/2003 |
La Azotea is a museum located in Jocotenango, 10 minutes by car/bus north of
Antigua. There is a free shuttle bus on the hour from Antigua’s central
plaza. We visited the museum on Thursday, January 9. The museum has 3 sections;
entry fee is $3. There is a guided tour of the coffee plantation that has
been in the same family
for
6 generations,
culminating
in a cup
of coffee of course. The Casa K’ojom (Mayan Music) setion has an exhibition
of traditional Mayan musical instruments from before and after the arrival
of the Spaniards. There is an excellent 17 minute video featuring Mayan landscapes
with musical accompaniment. The final section is a series of dioramas displaying
the traditional dress and customs of the mayan people. We were fascinated
by the shop selling musical instruments and other crafts. We bought a chirimia
(the Moorish oboe with cherry wood shaft, and a double reed of palm) as well
as two books about Guatemalan marimbas. We resisted the small two-sided leather
frame drum called adufa (about 10inches square and 2 ½ inches thick,
and very heavy). We loved this museum.
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