 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 |
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 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 |