The market from our breakfast table

Shopping and Fireworks

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December 8th 2007
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 quite a mission. A boat to Panajachel, a bus to Solola, another bus to Los Encuentros and finally a bus to Chichi. Arriving late morning we left the girls with our packs while we looked for accommodati ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Western Highlands » Chichicastenango

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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