City overview
Guatemala packs volcanoes, Maya cities and colonial streets into a country you can cross in a day. Antigua's cobbled centre sits beneath three volcanoes, Lake Atitlan fills a crater ringed by Maya villages, and Tikal's temples rise out of the Peten rainforest. The Jewish community numbers under a thousand people, almost all of them in Guatemala City, where an Orthodox congregation and a Sephardi society have both been established for a century. Three Chabad houses serve travellers - one in the capital, one in Antigua and one on the shore of Lake Atitlan - and each of them cooks. Kosher food, Shabbos meals and a minyan are all reachable on the standard Guatemala route.
Jade Maya
Antigua
Guatemala is one of the few sources of true jadeite, and this working factory lets you watch carvers at the wheel alongside a museum of Maya jade pieces and replicas.
Time needed
45 minutes
Hours
Open daily 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Tips
The factory tour is free and runs on demand in English or Spanish. Ask about the difference between jadeite and the softer stones sold in the markets.
Phone
+502 7931-2400Website
https://www.jademaya.com/Neighborhood
Antigua Guatemala
Activity providers
Kosher map of Antigua
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.