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Chichicastenango Market Day Trip
Antigua, Central Highlands, Guatemala
$274.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Chichicastenango, known as “Chichi” by locals, is a vibrant indigenous town in the Guatemalan Highlands. Renowned for its colorful market days, it offers a unique blend of traditions, crafts, and local flavors.
- 🛍️ Visit one of the largest markets in Central America, where you can trade fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and vibrant textiles.
- 🏛️ Explore the historic Santo Tomás Church, built in 1540, where Mayan rituals intertwine with Catholic practices.
- 🚌 Enjoy a scenic 3-hour drive from Antigua to Chichicastenango, with stops for restroom breaks and coffee along the way.
- 🎨 Experience a personal visit to Morería, a local costume factory that showcases generations of artistry in traditional costumes for festive dances.
- 🌈 Discover the colorful cemetery, where Mayan beliefs about life and death come to life through vibrant offerings and memorials.
- 🎭 Learn about the significance of masks in Mayan culture, used in rituals, dances, and performances to connect with the divine.
- 🥪 Enjoy included snacks and bottled water throughout the tour to keep you refreshed as you explore.
- 🚗 Benefit from private transportation for a comfortable journey, with a return trip to Antigua that allows you to reflect on your experiences.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible options are available to ensure everyone can participate in this cultural adventure.
- 👶 Infants and small children can comfortably join the tour in a pram or stroller, making it suitable for families.
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Chichicastenango Market Day Trip
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- if you are staying in Guatemala City there is a extra fee of $30
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It will take us 3 hours by car from Antigua to Chichicastenango with some stops along the way (bathroom break, quick coffee or simply to straight your legs)
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it is one of the largest markets in Central America and one of the best places to experience our rich culture and spiritual heritage blended with the New World influence from the Spanish Colony. Our time will be distribute throught the different areas in the local market that has extended on the streets as well, we will enjoy the overview of the vegetable and fruits area where colors captivate your creativity.
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Iglesia de Santo Tomas (Church of Saint Thomas). This historic structure, built in 1540, often plays host to Mayan rituals. Just across the plaza is Calvary Church, a slightly more compact version of Iglesia Santo Tomas represent the duality. The most impresive to remember is that this used to be a Mayan Altar and one of the most relevant treasures of our times was found there in 1700, The Popol Vuh manuscript by friar Fray Francisco de Ximénez, he translated it to spanish.
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You probably will get shoked by the way we manage our relationship with afterlife. The Mayan belief of the cycle of life centers on rebirth and renewal, viewing death not as an end but as a transition within a continuous cycle. Cemetery offers a vibrant rainbow of pigments that celebrates our loved ones, colors simbolized different family roles, mausoleums and cruses will be elements in your picture. Generally these market days are the perfect moment to visit the tums to place offerings or Maya Ceremonies to send messages of love, it is extremely important to show respect while we are present.
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Masks functioned as ceremonial and symbolic objects in religious, political, and funerary rituals. They allowed rulers to assume the identity of gods or supernatural beings, connecting the earthly world with the divine and securing their power and lineage. They have been also used in dances and performances to teach history, culture.
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The return trip to Antigua Guatemala will take us another 3 hours with some stops along the way, but this time you will return with the heart of Chichicastenango in your memory
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Chichicastenango Market Day Trip
Antigua, Central Highlands, Guatemala
$274.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!