Market chaos among a kaleidoscope of colors - Guatemala Part 2 - May 2015

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June 30th 2015

Published: October 10th 2018

We left Panajachel in some pretty overcast conditions. Higher and higher we went as we started to make our way to CHICHICASTENANGO (yeah that is a mouthful). The views, as we were driving, were still stupendous as the lake stretched out below us with volcanoes visible as far as the eye could see. What a natural spectacle. We started getting into the highlands where it was really, really rural. The... Read Full Entry

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Chichicastenango Market

On market days the steps of the Church of Santo Thomas is a major sales point

Chichicastenango Market

As you walk the food market there is just smoke everywhere as they stoke the fires

Chichicastenango Market

I was amazed at this ray of sunlight too kid

Chichicastenango Market

Doing their thing buying the goods they need for the coming week

Chichicastenango Market

The little girl who asked us for food

Chichicastenango Market

We did not get a hammock but man were they pretty

Chichicastenango Market

Have you ever seen colors like this?

Chichicastenango Market

Dried fish

Chichicastenango Market

Spices for the locals

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

Welcome to coffee country

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

Where it all starts

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

We saw some red beans

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

I think Nikkie did not want to hold my hand (too hot or something) so I grabbed a bamboo-stick to keep me company

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

Farm locals

Los Tarrales Coffee Plantation

Guatemala

Saw this house-tree on our way to Escuintla

Guatemala

Antigua

Convento de las Capuchinas

11th October 2018

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Gorgeous Antigua and surrounds
As soon as I read your first paragraph, my stomach clenched when I remembered those chicken bus drivers being total maniacs on those roads... it was a crazy drive! We were there in 2016 and cannot wait to visit it again :)

11th October 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

"Old cobble-stoned streets and gorgeous wooden doors"
These words take me back to Zanzibar...hopefully they take you back to Guatemala & Antigua...and the fabulous streetscapes in this blog.

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