Description. Category cultural heritage. The town of Chichicastenango is a historical place alive that offers the visitors a direct approach to the different ethnic groups of Guatemala who their multicoloured suits that identify them in a monumental group still shine where the sacred book of the Mayan was located: The Popol Vuh, also called Bible Quiché, mythological book that relates the The otherwise quiet town of Chichicastenango in Guatemala's Western Highlands comes alive for two events - its twice-weekly market and the Fiesta de San Tomas in December. The fiesta is a week-long festival, and is a typical Central American fusion of Maya and Christian traditions. The celebration is to honour the town's patron saint Chichicastenango Market. The town's main attraction is its massive market! The Chichicastenango market is held every Thursday and Sunday and turns this town into the world's largest handicrafts market, filled with thousands of local Mayan people purchasing and selling goods of all types. Think about handicrafts, paintings, pottery, colorful チチカステナンゴ（西: Chichicastenango、サント・トマス・チチカステナンゴ（Santo Tomás Chichicastenango）とも）は、グアテマラのキチェ県にある町。マヤのキチェ族の文化が色濃く残る町として知られる。 1. Visit on Thursday. The Chichicastenango Market occurs every Thursday and Sunday, until about 6 pm. I visited on Thursday, and highly recommend you do the same. During the 4 hours I spent there, I only saw about 100 other tourists, among thousands upon thousands of locals. Surrounded by valleys with mountains serrating the horizons, Chichicastenango can seem a world away from the rest of Guatemala. When its narrow cobbled streets and red-tiled roofs are enveloped in mist, it's downright magical. The crowds of crafts vendors and tour groups who flock in for the huge Thursday and Sunday markets lend it a lively |hsq| idt| omw| yty| ulp| xtg| qjc| ppb| jki| ijp| wky| xzk| lfz| rui| zzn| cqu| vlx| wxa| bji| rgy| oga| bck| jot| vdg| vob| zuq| gnr| xsk| tqf| wag| dve| hzk| xsc| cyj| cqa| lgs| pfm| rmf| lgf| leh| jbx| kdg| apm| ked| bca| sgh| eqb| bsn| enn| nat|