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CHICHICASTENANGO MARKET
Surrounded by valleys, with mountains serrating the horizons, Chichicastenango seems to be isolated from time and space and the rest of Guatemala. When its narrow cobbled streets and red-tiled roofs are enveloped in mist, it seems magical. On the Thursday and Sunday market local craftsmen from the entire region come to this town to sell their goods. Shamanistic and ceremonials can be found here as well. Apart from the market you can visit the cathedral, museum Rossbach, a mask factory and Pascual Abaj. During the Sunday market you also have a good chance to see the cofradias (Mayan religious brotherhoods) who often hold precessions in and around the church of Santo Tomás on Sunday
Tours DatesBook itOnly Thursdays and Sundays at 7:00 am back at 19:00 pm
Transport, guide and entrance fees included
Lunch not included
Only Transport
The best days to visit this town 26 km from Quetzaltenango are on a Wednesday or Sunday, the main market days. Here you will find the famous woollen blanks and other woollen products.
Because of this Momostenango is a popular place to visit.
Momostenango is also noted for its adherence top the ancient Mayan calendar and for its observance of traditional rites.
We continue to San Andres Xécul. This yellow church is probably the most famous church in Central America. We also visit a place where you can see how the local materials are painted which are used for the tipical weavings. Next to a little chapel which is really interesting to see, we will visit a Maya altar and after that San Simon (Maximon a local Maya Saint). In San Cristóbal Totonicapán we will visit the church and the next door ´Monesterio´ as well as the place where indigenous women do their laundry, standing with their feet in the water while fish are swimming between them. We end our tour in Salcaja where we visit a local family who makes ´Caldo de frutas´ a local drink in Guatemala, Of course here is the opportunity to try one of these popular drinks! After that we will go to the weavery where you can see how they make the local textiles and end our tour in Quetzaltenango.
7 km of Quetzaltenango we will bring a visit to the market of Olintepeque. This is a big animal market where you can see all kinds of animals. Olintepeque is also the place where according to the legend, the famous Maya Quiche prince Tecún Uman died in battle against Pedro de Alvarado in 1524.
We Continue to San Andres Xécul. This yellow church is probably the most famous church in Central America. We also visit a place where you can see how the local materials are painted which are used for the tipical weavings. Next to a little chapel which is really interesting to see, we will visit a Maya altar and after that San Simon (Maximon a local Maya Saint). In San Cristóbal Totonicapán we will visit the church and the next door ´Monesterio´ as well as the place where indigenous women do their laundry, standing with their feet in the water while fish are swimming between them. We end our tour in Salcaja where we visit a local family who makes ´Caldo de frutas´ a local drink in Guatemala, Of course here is the opportunity to try one of these popular drinks! After that we will go to the weavery where you can see how they make the local textiles and end our tour in Quetzaltenango.
Leave at 7:00 am back at 13:00 pm
Transport and entrance fees includeded