Guatemala in a Week: Chichicastenango to Antigua, and the finale
May 11th 2006 Chichicastenango is a 2000 year old Mayan market which takes place every Thursday and Sunday. It sells everything from live chickens, flowers, vegetables and Mayan handicrafts. It's touristy but also traditional as the Maya still trade and haggle amongst themselves.
The road to Chichi from Lake Atitlan was arduous as the bus wound up and down steep mountains burrowing further into the western
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