Chichicastenango

Chichicastenango market 2009 - Chichicastenango market Market at Chichi - Cloth at the famous market in Chichi

Chichicastenango is a little city in the Western Highlands (Guatemala) | Western Highlands of Guatemala (pop. about 23000). Located at an altitude of 2030m, it is surrounded by valleys and mountains. It is mostly renowned for its colourful markets, held on Thurdsays and Sundays, where it is said that some of the most beautiful traditional Mayal textiles are sold.

How to travel to Chichicastenango

After 17km from the Los Encuentros junctions, you will go through endless switchbacks to reach Chichicastenango. Many buses and shuttles from Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala|Antigua and Panajachel provide easy access to Los Encuentros and change the bus there toward Chichicastenango. There are steady flow of direct buses for market days.

What to see in Chichicastenango

The Festival of Santo Thomas is one of the largest celebrations in Guatemala. It is a combination of a city festival with traditional dances, a religious celebration by the Cofradia and the regular market.

It starts December 13th and goes to December 22nd with the biggest day December 21st. There are Toros and Castillos of fireworks in the main square in the evening, after dark. Firecrackers and mortars are set off in front of the Church of Santo Thomas all day long.

There are two religious processions per day, lead by the Cofradia carrying altars decorated with flowers and fruit collecting the saints from neighborhood chapels and taking them to the Church of Santo Thomas.

• Iglesia Santo Tomas 5a Avenida, Chichicastenango, Guatemala 14.9419499, -91.1112467
• Chichi Market Plaza Central, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.9431276, -91.11165459999999 Opening Hours: Thursday and Sunday. Morning to late afternoon. A large market on Thursdays and Sundays with a wide range of handicrafts from local and far flung Mayan communities. Be ready to bargain in a pleasant and enjoyable sort of way!

Chichicastenango Halal Travel Guide

There's a small Inguat tourist information office beside Santo Tomás church on 8 Calle with good stock of leaflests about Chichicastenango.

Shopping in Chichicastenango

Visit the market on Thursdays or Sundays where vendors sell everything from chickens to telephones. The market is also the best place to buy traditional Mayan fabrics. Vendors selling similar products (flowers, produce, livestock, clothing, etc.) set up near each other, creating an informal zone structure. Prices get generally cheaper as you get farther away from the center. Go early in the morning to avoid the influx of eHalal Tour Groups arriving by bus.

• Chichi Market Plaza Central, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.9431276, -91.11165459999999 A large market on Thursdays and Sundays with a wide range of handicrafts from local and far flung Mayan communities. While you will get better prices if you visit a Mayan community and the Chichi market is the best place to see the full range of Mayan handicraft products. A must visit in Guatemala. Be ready to bargain in a pleasant and enjoyable sort of way!

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Chichicastenango we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Chichicastenango or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Chichicastenango, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

• Casa de San Juan 4a Ave. Plaza Central, Chichicastenango, Guatemala 14.9422779, -91.11088719999999 Tucked away as it is on a side street of the plaza central, ask for directions from any shop around the plaza. ☎ +502 4145 1901 - Thit is where upscale Guatemalans go for good food. The restaurant is in an old colonial building near the iglesia and offers a mix of Guatemalan dishes along with Burgers etc.

• Restaurante Don Pasqual 4a Ave San Juan 6-57 | A Un Costado Del Parque Municipal, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.9431445, -91.112072 Easy to find since it is on the main market street ☎ +502 5665 6421 - The restaurant is on the second floor so you get great views of the market. but thit is the "tourist" restaurant in Chichi. On market days you'll see a mostly white crowd eating a mix of Guatemalan and mexican food.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Posada El Arco Calle 4-36 4, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.944987, -91.1110729 ☎ +502 4584 0061 $15-$30 Family run posada with a garden. Breakfast included. Unfortunately not easy to reserve (no website, no email, and phone hardly ever works). You'll get a room if you show up. Walking distance from the (famous!) market.

• Mayan Inn Avenida 8a Calle 1-91 Diagonal Santo Tomas 3a, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.9425345, -91.11300729999999
• Santo Tomas Hotel Av 5 - 32 Zone unica 7, Chichicastenango 14006, Guatemala 14.9430528, -91.1095986 The upscale hotel in Chichi. Right next to the market and the church.

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