Chichicastenango Market

Our lovely friend Hanh from Seattle, Washington (hee hee) came to visit us in Santa Cruz del Quiche. We were very spoiled to have a visitor and took the opportunity to go to all the great places nearby, including the famous market of Chichicastenango.


"Chichi" is what the locals here call the city of Chichicastenango and every Thursday and Sunday a famous market is held in the central square that sprawls out to the side streets. A normally sleepy turns into a hustle and bustle of locals and foreigners. Sellers come from all over the country, and tourists flock to the city of these market days. Lucky for us this town is only 30 minutes away, so it's quite easy to head over there whenever we feel like it. But, for our first trip to the market we took Hanh over there.


The market is quite the mecca for tourist souvenirs, none of what are available in Quiche. Our market just offers a ton of produce because no tourists come to our city. One indoor area is a crazy produce market where all the locals come to by their food. We didn't buy anything there, but we did pick up quite a few other gifts for our family and friends. Enjoy!

We enjoyed people watching, tourist watching, and laughing at the crowds of people smashing through the narrow aisle ways. You too will be able to enjoy the fun when you come to visit us. This is a must see in Guatemala.