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Jades Yaxha, La Casa del Jade

Exhibits an assortment of jewellery and numerous copies from masks, which were found in tombs of kings or other important Mayan personalities. Jade had an incomparable value for the Mayans and symbolized eternal life. Important personalities were buried with a great amount of jewellery made of jade in order to guarantee them a privileged treatment in the new world. The shop is worth a visit to see the masks and jade pyramides.

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Calle 30 de junio

Listing from Wikivoyage: Flores (Guatemala), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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