Pascual Abaj Chichicastenango

... face that you can't see to step aside. Escaped with Lian and Zohar to climb a hill to the Mayan Pascual Abaj shrine, where we were able to watch several complex small ceremonies involving offerings of soft drinks, candles, ...

There is probably no more famous market in Guatemala than the market in Chichicastenango.  My guidebook warned of difficulty finding a place to park nearby because of the combination of the crowds of locals who come to this market from all over the ...

... and went on a hike with them up to a hilltop on the edge of town to see the Cofradia of Pascual Abaj, which is an ancient carved stone where the local Mayan preists perform their rituals. We went on a city tour with a ...

... nejvetsi trh v Guatemale, a nic. Nevadi, koupim par malickosti a jdeme se podivat na ritualni mayske misto nad mestem, Pascual Abaj, a cestou navstivime muzeum tradicnych mayskych masek. Pak se vracime do mesta, podivame se jeste na trh a odpoledne ...

... in Antigua IŽd rather avoid further churches.  The other recommendation was a trek up a nearby hill to the shrine of Pascual Abaj, where locals offer incense, food, flowers and coca-cola to an idol.  The guidebook did say that the trek was a ...

... quite a bit. We then hired a guide to show us around the St Thomas church and then up the hill to see the shrine to Pascual Abaj which was quite amazing and very informative. Then we headed for some lunch and back to the meeting point, we had to wait a ...