Chichicastenango

Junction off the Pan-American Highway for Chichicastenango at Los Encuentros	Panamericana at Los Encuentros, Guatemala	Lots of buses traveling the Panamericana stop at Los Encuentros	Hotel Dos Mundos - Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango is a town in the Quiché Highlands famous for its market (Sunday/Thursday)	Girls in traditional clothing, Chichcastenango	Tuktuk coming down one of the steep hills of Chichicastenango	Hotel Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango
Hotel Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Parrot in the courtyard of the Hotel Santo Tomás	Scarlet Macaw, Hotel Santo Tomás	Green parrot, Hotel Santo Tomás
Chichicastenango is 37 km from Panajachel, 90 min by bus via Los Encuentros	Masks - Chichcastenango Market	Colorful bags, Chichcastenango Market	Embroidered pillow coveres, Chichcastenango Market
Beaded lizards, Chichcastenango Market	Paintings, Chichcastenango Market	Chichcastenango Market is centered on the town's Plaza but spreads out into all the surrounding streets	Wooden masks - Chichcastenango Market
Colorful stone carvings and sculptures - Chichcastenango Market	The big green mask is modeled on jade masks at the National Archaeological Museum	Sashes - Chichcastenango Market	The small chuch on the west side of the Plaza, Chichicastenango
The steps leading up to the Church of Santo Tomás	Selling flowers on the steps of Santo Tomás	On the steps of Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Iglesia de Santo Tomás, built ca 1545, Chichicastenango
Cloister on the south side of Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Interior of the Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichcastenango	Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango
Lighting candles, Iglesia de Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Quiché woman shopping in Chichicastenango's market	Old woman peddling textiles to a passing gringo	Highland women in their beautiful traditional dresses called huipils
Market day in Chichicastenango	Carrying a load, Market day, Chichicastenango	Religious sculpture - Chichicastenango Market	Mini-nativity sets, Chichicastenango Market
Mini-nativity sets, Chichicastenango Market	Market day in Chichicastenango	Memoria y Arte - Chichicastenango Plaza	Mural "Memory and Art" on the Regional Museum, Chichicastenango
Mural "Memory and Art" on the Regional Museum, Chichicastenango	Chichicastenango Plaza	Artwork, Chichicastenango Plaza	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)
Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)
Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)	Mural - Plaza of Chichicastenango (Regional Museum)
Regional Museum, Chichicastenango	Regional Museum, Chichicastenango	Pre-Columbian Gold, Regional Museum, Chichicastenango	Regional Museum, Chichicastenango
Mayan Creation Story, Regional Museum, Chichicastenango	Mayan Creation Story	Model of the Plaza of Chichicastenango	Model of the Plaza of Chichicastenango
Exiting the Regional Museum back to the busy market	Textiles - Chichicastenango Market	Textiles - Chichicastenango Market	Ceramics - Chichicastenango Market
Painted pottery - Chichicastenango Market	Masks - Chichicastenango Market	Masks - Chichicastenango Market	Mannequin displaying traditional men's clothing
Mask - Chichicastenango Market	Iglesia de el Calvario, Plaza of Chichicastenango	Church of El Calvario on the opposite side of the plaza from Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango	Capilla del Calvario, Chichicastenango
Capilla del Calvario, Chichicastenango	Interior of the El Calvario, Chichicastenango	Interior of the El Calvario, Chichicastenango	View of Chichicastenango Market and Santo Tomás on the opposite side of the plaza
Textiles - Chichicastenango Market	GuatemalaJan12 1577.jpg	Plaza of Chichicastenango	Grocery shopping in Chichicastenango Market
Fresh produce - Chichicastenango Market	Baking fresh tortillas, Chichicastenango Market	Two types of tortillas	Baking fresh tortillas, Chichicastenango Market
Chichicastenango Market	Chiles - Chichicastenango Market	Chichicastenango Market	Little restaurants in the center of the plaza, Chichicastenango Market
My lunch, Chichicastenango Market	Candles - Chichicastenango Market	Candles - Chichicastenango Market	Masks - Chichicastenango Market
Masks - Chichicastenango Market	Textiles - Chichicastenango Market	Masks and statuettes - Chichicastenango Market	Blankets - Chichicastenango Market
Ché Guevara and Gallo Beer t-shirts, Chichicastenango	Colorful jacket, Chichicastenango	Embroidery, Chichicastenango	Chichicastenango Market
Leaving the Plaza to the west past El Calvario, Chichicastenango	Mayan Inn of Chichicastenango - 8a Calle/3a Avenida	Mayan Inn, Chichicastenango	Marimba - a long xylophone, Mayan Inn
Mayan Inn - Chichicastenango	Mayan Inn - Chichicastenango	Woman selling wood carvings in front of the Maya Inn	Handicrafts in front of the Mayan Inn
Cemetery of Chichicastenango on the western edge of town	The Cemetery of Chichicastenango is very colorful	To the northwest of the plaza, the market gradually ends	Para bebe hierva el agua - boil water for drinking
Fresh meat in a butcher shop, Chichicastenango	Town of Chichicastenango - 3a Avenida & 6a Calle	Away from the market, Chichicastenango	Arco Gucumatz dated 1932 over 5a as it leaves Chichicastenango to the north
Masked man and the date 1932, Arco Gucumatz	Chichicastenango - Arco Gucumatz	Chichicastenango - Arco Gucumatz	The town of Chichicastenango - Distribuidora Morales
Market overflowing from the plaza onto a side street	Mask workshop southwest of the plaza, Chichicastenango	Mask workshop southwest of the plaza, Chichicastenango	Volunteer Firefighters, Chichicastenango