Background: The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 100,000 people dead and had created some 1 million refugees.
June 6th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango Iximché is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site's name, Iximché, dervives from the mayan words ixim (maize/corn) and ché (tree), resulting i ... 20 photos[full story]
January 20th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango With our guests Grammy, Brett, Christy and baby Charlotte, we decided to take a road trip out to Lake Atitlán, but included, for the first time, a side trip to Chichicastenango since we had never been ... 9 photos[full story]
March 2nd 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango Saturday morning started rather slowly and time ran away with us so packing was rather rushed and frantic, particularly as all the lights went out again while were doing it! After a hurried lunch we j ... 8 photos[full story]
February 4th 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango okay, i had a very detailed blog, then my computer crashed. this will be the super quick, no detailed blog. my apologies:
wednesday: met with army. it was interesting but he said everything i thoug ... [full story]
January 23rd 2008Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango Chichi like everywhere else I have been in Guatemala so far is located in montains in a vally. It is a beautiful village, which is very famous for its Thursday and Sunday markets.
If you want to go t ... 2 photos[full story]
December 8th 2007Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango We were planning to go to Xela but the girls we had been hanging around with in San Juan were keen to see the Gumarcaj Maya ruin which lives beyond Chichicastenango (Chichi) so we went along. It was q ... 8 photos[full story]
December 21st 2007Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango We have had a full day in Chichi and it was fantastic. Lucy and I wandered around the streets and in the plaza for a while this morning. There is a lot of activity - music playing continuously, lots ... [full story]
December 21st 2007Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango At last! We finally made it. It felt like a very long time. We had a great flight to LA, and had several hours there, so took the bus to Santa Monica. It was incrediby cheap - normally only 75c bu ... [full story]
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