Mayan family chatting in the town square. Olintepeque, Guatemala, 2014.
Chichicastenango is a large indigenous town wich holds one of the biggest weekly markets in Guatemala. A blind man begs for money on the steps leeding up to the main church whilst a Mayan women burns offerings to the gods and others are busy selling flowers. Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 2014.
The Chichicastenango – locally referred to as “Chichi” – market has existed for centuries and continues to draw vendors from all over Guatemala, including Mam, Ixil and Kaqchikel. Ever since it began, the Chichi market has been one of the largest and most important in the Maya region. Chichicastenango, Guatemala, 2014
