Mayan Inn Chichicastenango
avenida hincapie 11-01 zona 13 Chichicastenango, Western Highlands, 01013, Guatemala
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Market days and an upset stomach
I woke up a bit early to goto the bank and use the computer. We ended up packing and catching a boat back to Panajachel, we then booked a shuttle to ChiChi. When we got there we got a room at the most expensive hotel. Which included a fully dressed mayan butler/guard. They would build fires in the fireplace and perform various other tasks. We had …
Has anyone seen where the markets are....?
..After geting soaked in a downpour in Antigua we all clambered into our privtae shutle bus.a great thing about being a group our size.we fill one bus ourselves and now we start our climb thru the mountains to Chichi as is is commonly reffered to to see what is deemed to be the biggest markets in Central America. We arrive late in the afternoon as …
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Rain, Rain, Go AWAY!!!
... most likely won't be seeing the family tomorrow, we will be able to lend a helping hand. I believe Habitat is arranging for us to travel to a safe location so we can put together packages to help aid in recovery around the country. We really want to go back and spend time with the wonderful family we met yesterday, however, we are here to serve and will do whatever is needed from us.
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Numb bum and smoking effigies
... abbreviations here). Again a chicken bus - nay, three this time, for again I trusted a local (who happened to be trying to entice me on his bus) who told me that it would be quicker to take three than one non-stop one there. Not entirely true but, equally, it didn’t take any longer and I now feel I’ve mastered the chicken bus connection routine - step off the bus and listen out for various people shouting out the destination(s) ...
Something's Brewing
My overwhelming memory of Antigua will not be the high-speed chicken bus ride on the way there, not the quaint cobblestoned roads of this old capital city nor the huge colourful market with Mayan woven textiles. It will not be the huge number of "gringos" (foreigners) nor the international food chains, expensive restaurants, Redken salons nor the treatment spas (thank goodness!).
It has to be spending our evenings socialising with cool ...



