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1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - When Iximche finally fell to the Spanish, Pedro de Alvarado established the first Spanish settlement on Guatemalan soil at this location in 1524. The Spanish called the town Santiago and made it the first capital of Guatemala. Today, none of the Spanish structures remain; all that exists at the site are reminders of the site's original inhabitants.
1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - To many descendants of the ancient Maya, particularly those from the Guatemalan highlands such as our tour leader Ruben, Iximche is a sacred part of their heritage, and we proceeded through it with a sense of reverence that we did not experience at other, more tourist-oriented sites.
1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - On some of the structures can be seen the faded imprints of Maya writing. Unprotected from the elements, within a few years, these traces of Maya text will have completely disappeared.
1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - Located on top of a plateau with a natural moat surrounding it, the site was the last stronghold of the Maya in the highlands. None of the temple remains are especially large, but it was at this city where the Maya held out against the Spanish invaders.
1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - Iximche is not on many of the tour stops of Maya ruins. Yet this site in the highlands of Guatemala was the setting for one of the most important events in the country's history.
1000places > Nearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From November 13 to 26, 2005, we reentered the "Forest of Kings" with 11 other seasoned travelers and journeyed for more than 2,000 kilometers from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. This is the photo journal of our trip along La Ruta Maya.
IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - When Iximche finally fell to the Spanish, Pedro de Alvarado established the first Spanish settlement on Guatemalan soil at this location in 1524. The Spanish called the town Santiago and made it the first capital of Guatemala. Today, none of the Spanish structures remain; all that exists at the site are reminders of the site's original inhabitants.

1000places > IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - When Iximche finally fell to the Spanish, Pedro de Alvarado established the first Spanish settlement on Guatemalan soil at this location in 1524. The Spanish called the town Santiago and made it the first capital of Guatemala. Today, none of the Spanish structures remain; all that exists at the site are reminders of the site's original inhabitants.
IXIMCHE, GUATEMALA - When Iximche finally fell to the Spanish, Pedro de Alvarado established the first Spanish settlement on Guatemalan soil at this location in 1524. The Spanish called the town Santiago and made it the first capital of Guatemala. Today, none of the Spanish structures remain; all that exists at the site are reminders of the site's original inhabitants.

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