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Chichicastenango Market Tour

By JAGUAR TRAVELS
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $170 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Visit to the most important handicrafts market in the western region where syncretism can be visualised on a large scale since the local people have preserved their Mayan beliefs which are mixed with Catholic practices, this place is multicoloured since the Quiché people He still wears his regional costume, on our visit it is contemplated to enter the morerías, the market, the Santo Tomas church and the Turkaj hill where the Maya Pascual Abaj shrine is located, we will have time for lunch and shopping, at the end we begin the return to Guatemala city.

Activity location
  • Pascual Abaj
    • Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Pascual Abaj
    • Chichicastenango, Guatemala

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Chichicastenango Market Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 7:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $170.29 x 2 AdultsCA $340.58
Total
Price is CA $340.58
Until Wed, Jan 7

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour guide.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Feeding

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Pascual Abaj
  • 1h
Cerro Pascual Abaj is one of the most important places for the inhabitants of the Chichicastenango municipality, in Quiché. In fact, since at the top of the hill offerings are made to one of the Mayan gods, Pascual Abaj.
Santo Tomas Church
  • 1h
The Parish Church of Santo Tomás in Chichicastenango was founded in 1540 and there are several stories about its construction. One of them claims that the temple was built on a pre-Hispanic site. In front of the Church of Santo Tomás is the Church of the Chapel of Calvary of the Lord Buried. In fact, it is stated that for the Mayan culture the first is the superworld and the second is the underworld, which is used to contact the ancestor spirits.
Mercado de Chichicastenango
  • 2h
The Chichicastenango Market is known for its beautiful colours, the market days are usually Thursdays and Sundays where the variety of articles and merchandise of hundreds of colours increases. It is located in front of the central church in the town's main square, selling clay handicrafts, typical fabrics, fruits, vegetables, and more.

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Pascual Abaj
    • Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Pascual Abaj
    • Chichicastenango, Guatemala

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