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Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas Promoting the richness beauty and diversity of Latin American culture Juan Alejandro Rax Jul residency Mar 15 Apr 6 Noche de Bohemia Musica Maya Guatemalteca Friday Apr 4 at 6 pm AMLA at Esperanza in Philly Juan Alejandro Rax Jul with Dance of the Macaw Guacamaya outfit Juan Alejandro Rax JulArtistinResidence 2025Dance of the MacawsDanza de las Guacamayas A conversation with the keeper of the Dance of the Macaws A precontact Mayatradition still practiced in the MayaPocomchi community in Guatemala15 March to 06 April 2025 Raices Culturales Latinoamericanas is excited and honored to bring Juan Alejandro Rax Jul primary dancer and keeper of La Danza de las Guacamayas The Dance of theMacaws from Santa Cruz Verapaz Alta Verapaz Guatemala. His efforts in 2023 precipitated the dances designation as Patrimonio Cultural Intangible de la Nacion Intangible Cultural Treasure of Guatemala due to its documented precontact roots oral history and continuous presentation by the Santa Cruz Verapaz community. This is a special opportunity to learn directly from this generations culture bearer Juan Alejandro Rax during a one or two day stay in your community. This interactive program will interest teachers and students of Native American cultures Latin American Studies Anthropology and Archaeology at the university and upper primary middle and high school levels.