Stringing together a hammock

Guatemala in a Week: Chichicastenango to Antigua, and the finale

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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 ... read more

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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 experience... ... read more