Drive to Chichicastenango, visit Santo Tomas church and the indigenous market. In Chichicastenango market Mayan and Spanish traditions merge; every Thursday and Sunday (market days), the little village becomes a sort of handicraft bazaar where you can admire and buy various types of textiles, ceramics
and carved wood objects.
Representatives of nearby villages assigned to the cults of various saints gather in Santo Tomas church, situated in the main square: it is indeed possible to see the natives offering incense and praying to their gods and saints in an evocative mix of prehispanic and Christian rituals. Lunch.
Departure to Lake Atitlan, one of the most beautiful in the world, dominated by three volcanoes and inhabited on the shores by several communities belonging to various ethnic groups. Arrive in Panajachel, the main settlement on the shores of the lake, and check-in to the hotel.
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Chichicastenango, atitlan