This old film footage from 1968 gives a glimpse at some of the many cultural traditions in Guatemala -still very much present unchanged forty years later. The clip has been posted by François Luis Blanc. It includes the Palo Volador from Chichicastenango and the 'Baile de la Conquista'.

And while we're also on the topic of culture - Giacomo Buonafina has just upped a whole load of top quality video clips from a marimba concert "Concierto de Bellas Artes".