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I have just "chicken bused" myself down from Chichicastenango to the shores of Lake Atitlan (Panajachel). If you want to spend your 35th birthday downing Gallo (local beer) while toe-dipping by a lake, I guess this must be it. Lake Atitlan is just as ...
... great help with the van breakdown). An hours drive from the hacienda in the opposite direction is the small town of Chichicastenango, famed for its colourful markets and traditional Mayan way of life. The Sunday market is reputedly one of the ...
... (boat, chicken bus, chicken bus, wrong local bus, correct local bus, chicken bus) to Chichicastenango that afternoon. We went via the capital Guatemala City, and changing buses was enough time spent there for us. Expecting Chichi to be crowded in ...
Up and out for our 6am bus to Chichi (as the locals call it) for the big Sunday market (is also on Thurs) takes a few hours to get there again across more hills and past lush green landscape. We arrive in Chichi and are due to meet back at 1400 for our ...
Btw 7a & 8a Calle Chichicastenango, Western Highlands, Guatemala

Plaza Mayor, Chichicastenango, Western Highlands, Guatemala

Chichicastenango, Western Highlands, Guatemala

Chichicastenango, Western Highlands, Guatemala

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Renting a car
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, 22:50:55
... San Ignacio - Flores/Tikal (Guatemala) - Rio Dulce - Side trip to Copan, Honduras - Guatemala City (go through - don't stop) - Antigua - Chichicastenango - Panajachel/Lake Atitlan - Quetzaltenango - Huehuetenango - La Mesilla (Return to Mexico) - San ...
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The best of Guatemala in 7 days!
Posted on May 29, 2007, 13:41:49
... to Lake Atitlan, you can easily visit the surrounding lakeside villages to visit some Mayan communities. As far as shopping, Chichicastenango is the biggest brightest market in Central America. We didn't stop there because we had seen enough markets ...
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The best of Guatemala in 7 days!
Posted on May 26, 2007, 17:21:20
... try and cram all this into a week? I would love to see even more but have to be somewhat realistic. Are the Honduran Bay Islands out of the question? What about the markets in Chichicastenango, Pacaya, etc? Any advice/insight would be much appreciated.
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Guatamela package!
Posted on Sep 3, 2008, 19:57:29
... 1200 year old and later have a organic coffee tour in the village around of this magnificent Mayan city CHICHICASTENANGO MARKET The most famous typical market in Guatemala, the best day to visit is on Sunday, this day you can see the devotion of the people ...
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