Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Our last destination in the Guatemalan highlands was the twice weekly Mayan market at Chichi. It is one of those Gable heaven spots, visually magnificent. All the stalls are put up the night before and the market is packed from 6am until 4pm when they start packing up again.
Each trader erects a set of poles they carry to the market and then drapes an awning over it before filling it up with all their goods as at left. Never was a truer word said than that the Mayans don´t do drab. A place for Seybs!








As well as trading some of the Mayans take time to worship and do penance at the local church. As in other places this is mostly old Mayan worship with a smattering of Catholicism thrown in. This woman is swinging an incense censer on the steps of the church before going in. Generally it is a bad place to be a chicken too as they often constitute the main offering inside the church.