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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 …
Shaman and mysticism
We have a moment of panic leaving Antigua and Ben runs around the bus station looking for the man who stole Sophies backpack... only to find it was on a rack above our head the whole time!
We stop over at Chichicastenango and walk with a guide to a Mayan shrine on a hillside where a family from Solola have just finisheing a ritual with a shaman. Its an amazing sight with alters blackened by smoke, covered in orange flowers ...
Market day
... to a very crazy bus terminal. As soon as they saw us the bus touts literally jumped on us. Gina has a wheely bag so everywhere we go there’s someone trying to take it off her to help out whereas mine if firmly attached to my back, so on arrival at the terminal a tout came and straight away took Gina’s bag off of her and started to put it on top of their bus then just as he was taking mine off me we realised that there ...
Chichi Market
... you are from.
After walking out to the cemetery we went back to the market again but this time a little slower so we could scope out our purchases. Wasn't planning on buying anything but you know how that goes. Couldn't go back home without at least one woven textile...so I bought several. Sebastian even wrapped me up in a traditional headdress at one point but couldn't think of an occasion to wear it back in Arizona.
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