Family Travel – Central America’s Largest Handcrafts Market in Quiche, Guatemala

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My dad came to visit after my second boy was born and we wanted to show him some of the beauties of Guatemala. I had also been thinking about visiting Chichicastenango‘s Handcrafts Market. So I took the opportunity and it turned into a great family day trip.

The Chichi‘s Handcrafts Market is located in the Chichicastenango town that is part of the Quiche Department in Guatemala. It is a beautiful and large indigenous town lying in the top of a mountain, so the climate is a bit cold at night.

The drive isn’t too long from Antigua Guatemala, it only takes a couple of hours but it is pretty scenic. The highway goes along cabbage, strawberry and other plantations. I really enjoyed it.

Once we were there we noticed how big this market really is, no wonder it’s known as Central America‘s Largest Handcrafts Market. It’s incredibly colorful and filled with things made out of wood, fabric, ceramics, jade and other stones. It’s just amazing!

But it’s not all handcrafts there is also a wide variety of local produce, flowers and even animals for sale.

I’m not a catholic but I had to see the church. It is a 400 year old church that was built over a Mayan temple. In fact the steps in front of it belong to that old temple. It’s beautiful, I loved. The whole place is great. I would highly recommend visiting Chichi if you are in Guatemala.

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