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	Chichicastenango
		Chichicastenango, or "Chichi," was named by Mexican interpreters who accompanied Spaniards in their conquest of Guatemala and refers to a thorny plant that grows in the area.
		Chichicastenango is one of the few places in Guatemala where visitors will see the marimba de tecomates, which uses gourd resonators rather than the wooden resonator boxes of modern marimbas.
		Chichicastenango es uno de los pocos lugares de Guatemala donde los visitantes podrán observar la marimba de tecomates, que utiliza calabazas como resonadores en vez de las cajas resonadoras de madera que se usan en las marimbas modernas.
	www.nuestraguatemala.com /chichi.htm (922 words)

	Chichicastenango - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, known for its traditional Maya Indian culture.
		Chichicastenango serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
		Chichicatenango is a small and stucco-white town, lying on the crests of mountaintops at an altitude of 1,965 m.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chichicastenango (580 words)

	Directory of Hotels Chichicastenango Guatemala - Hotel Reservation Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chichicastenango is a small and stucco-white town, lying on the crests of mountaintops at an altitude of 1,965 meters.
		It is located about 140 km and 2-3 hours drive northwest of Guatemala City and is home to what is surely the most colorful native market in North and Central America, perhaps in all the Americas.
		Shamans still use it for their rituals, burning incense and candles and in special cases a chicken for the gods.
	www.guatemalahotelreservationcenter.com /chichicastenango_hotels.htm (344 words)

	Tiwy.com - Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Photos 2004
		The population of the urban village Chichicastenango numbers not more than 9 thousand dwellers.
		Chichicastenango is famous for its trade market that takes place every fortnight on Thursdays and Sundays.
		On the way to Chichicastenango there is no time for bore, as the souvenir trade start from the far away.
	www.tiwy.com /pais/guatemala/guate_2004/chichi/eng.phtml (426 words)

	Chichicastenango Wins Prix Lupin \| bloodhorse.com
		Chichicastenango tracked the leaders in third place before launching a bid with two furlongs to run en route to winning the Prix Lupin (Fr-I) by a neck on Sunday at Longchamp.
		Chichicastenango completed the distance in 2:10.50 on good turf.
		Prior to the Prix Lupin, Chichicastenango (Smadoun--Smala, by Antheus) had never won a race longer than one-mile.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=4153 (194 words)

	Chichicastenango
		Chichicastenango is located two and one half hours northwest by car from Guatemala City and lies just north of Lake Atitlan in the Department of El Quiché;.
		The center of life in Chichicastenango is the Church of Santo Thomás where you will see practiced the mixture of Catholic and indigenous Maya religious beliefs.
		The markeplace at Chichicastenango opens just two days per week on Thursday and Sunday and is located right next to the Church of Santo Thomás.
	www.netshaman.com /maya/chichi.html (391 words)

	CHICHICASTENANGO--- THE MOST COLORFUL NATIVE MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA
		Chichicastenango, located about 140 km and 2-3 hours drive northwest of Guatemala City, is home to what is surely the most colorful native market in North and Central America, perhaps in all the Americas.
		Market days are Sundays and Thursdays, and draw not only the K'iche' Maya of the surrounding region, but vendors from all over Guatemala, representing many of Guatemala's linguistic groups such as Mam, Ixil, Kaqchikel and others, each hawking his or her products in a riotous cacophony of color, dialects and costumes, smoke, and smells.
		The Indians of Chichicastenango are K'iche' Maya, the largest Mayan linguistic group in Guatemala.
	www.rutahsa.com /chichi.html (932 words)

	Chichicastenango, Santiago Atitlan, Solola and the Guatemalan highlands.
		Chichicastenango, Santiago Atitlan, Solola and the Guatemalan highlands.
		Accounts of this settlement can be found principally in two books written by two of the principal tribes of the region; the Popul Vuh, which details the history of the Ki'che tribe, and Annals of Solola, an amazing account written by the grandson of the last king of the Cak'chi'quel in the 16th century.
		Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, is a town in the Quiche department, to the north-west of Guatemala City.
	www.mayan-traveler.com /chichi.htm (572 words)

	Chichicastenango Guatemala (Quiche) Mayan Huipils and Textiles from Terra Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chichicastenango, Guatemala infant/small child huipil fl/charcoal gray background with colorful, traditional geometric designs.
		Chichicastenango, Guatemala ismall child huipil coffee brown background with traditional geometric designs.
		Chichicastenango, Guatemala girl's huipil coffee brown background with mix of geometric designs and flowers.
	www.terraexperience.com /p_huipils_Chichicastenango.html (1809 words)

	Chichicastenango Guatemala Sources at Milatours.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	www.milatours.com.cob-web.org:8888 /chichicastenango_guatemala_n.html (495 words)

	Chichicastenango travel guide (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A major market center for the Indians of the western highlands, Chichicastenango becomes inundated on Thursdays and Sundays with traders who bring their wares, textiles and handicrafts from all the towns of the region.
		With all the hustle and bustle of market day, and the outside merchants who come to town, it is often difficult to see through the activity and focus on the town itself.
		If a visitor arrives a day early or stays a day after the market, he or she will be able to enjoy Chichicastenango at peace.
	www.world66.com.cob-web.org:8888 /centralamericathecaribbean/guatemala/chichicastenango (210 words)

	Día de Ceremonias, Chichicastenango (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		They may be simple—prayers for the well-being of a family member—or they may be elaborate rituals with deep significance for fiestas and holy days.
		In the plaza in front of these stairs the famous market of Chichicastenango takes place on Thursdays and Sundays but the candles, flowers and incense are sold on a daily basis in stalls situated nearby.
		The steps of the Church of Santo Tomás in Chichicastenango are an important line of demarcation between the ancient Mayan religion and the Christian church.
	www.artemaya.com /collection/pedrorafael064.htm (433 words)

	Hotels in Chichicastenango (Chichi), Guatemala
		The market of Chichicastenango, lovingly called Chichi by locals and foreigners alike, is a great opportunity to visit a genuine Mayan market.
		Hotel Santo Tomas is an elegant hotel on Chichicastenango's main street, right at the edge of the market, that tastefully combines the charm of a colonial-style building with modern comforts.
		Located in the center of Chichicastenango, only a short distance from the market and the Santo Tomas church, Hotel Maya Lodge is a good choice if you want a nice, inexpensive hotel in the heart of Chichi.
	www.sailing-diving-guatemala.com /hotels/index-chichi.htm (451 words)

	Chichicastenango Guatemala
		Chichicastenango is an Indian town normally quiet during the week, except for Thursdays and
		Chichicastenango is a Quiche Indian tribe and the dialect spoken here is called Quiche.
		Girl in front of the main church in Chichicastenango.
	www.thegringosguide.com /Chichicastenango/Chichindex.htm (288 words)

	Chichicastenango
		Chichicastenango is a highlands village famous for its traditional open-air market, boasting a fantastic range of beautiful and inexpensive traditional crafts.
		On market days (Thursdays and Sundays) Chichi is awash in a sea of traditional costumes representing towns from across the highlands.
		Chichicastenango is also well known for its unusual mixture of the Catholic and Maya religions.
	www.viaventure.com /chichicastenango.htm (82 words)

	Chichicastenango (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One of the linguistic joys of traveling Central America is the exotically-named towns founded by Native American tribes of long ago.
		We visited the twice-weekly craft market of the gorgeously named Chichicastenango to see the carvings, weavings, and jewelry.
		This photo is of some of the fantastic hand-carved masks one family sold.
	www.therandymon.com /nicaragua/Chichicastenango.htm (268 words)

	Tours to Chichicastenango in Guatemala
		Visitors to Chichicastenango can see in the plaza two religious important sites of worship for the town residents: Santo Tomás church, built in 1540 over the base of a pre-Hispanic archaeological site and the church of El Calvario, both represent a splendid example of the colonial architecture in the highlands.
		The steps of these churches are a gathering point for Maya priests, and penitents who burn native copal incense before entering the building to kneel on the flagstone floor strewn with pine needles.
		Another important religious monument, a stone carved figure with human features known as Pascual Abaj, is found in small, pine-covered hill just a few minutes walk from the churches; here worshippers burn candles and incense near the stone deity while praying for good crops and health.
	www.depeapatours.com /chi1.htm (296 words)

	Guatemala cities, Belize cities, Guatemala City, Chichicastenango, Sayaxché And The Pasión River, Belize city, San ...
		Guatemala is located in Central America bordered by Belize and the Gulf of Honduras on the east, Mexico on the north and the west and Honduras, El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean on the south.
		Tours for the ruins of El Mirador and Río Azul also start in Flores, however, the ruins are located in the very north near the Mexican border.
		- Located north west of the capital, in the mountains of Quiché, Chichicastenango is famous for its folk art.
	www.mayan-world.com /cities-m.htm (1171 words)

	Hotel Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Quiche region, Guatemala
		The collection of Spanish colonial art of this hotel is better than the collections of most major museums.
		Country code for Guatemala is 502; telephones for the Hotel Santo Tomas in Chichicastenango are 756-1061 and 756-1316, fax 756-1306.
		Address of the hotel is 7th Avenida 05-32, Zona Unica, though the village is so small the hotel is easy to find.
	www.maya-art-books.org /hotels_chichicastenango.html (269 words)

	InsideOut Travel—Chichicastenango’s Sunday Market
		Chichicastenango invaded me. It infiltrated my ears, my eyes and my nose.
		Chichicastenango boasts an outdoor Sunday market that is one of the largest in Guatemala.
		The market also runs on Thursdays, however, the Sunday scene is bigger.
	www.insideoutmag.com /0505/chichimarket0405.htm (255 words)

	Central America 2006 Travel Blog - Chichicastenango, Guatemala
		This is inside a building in the middle of the huge market.
		Today we left the lake for the market day in Chichicastenango.
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	www.travbuddy.com /blogs/1620/25 (280 words)

	Chichicastenanago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The next day we drove to Chichicastenango (Guatemalans called it Chichi).
		It is a very interesting place with kind of spiritual energy in it.
		With the best handicraft, fruit and vegetables from the area were laid out.
	www.cetech-inc.com /ll/chichi.html (135 words)

	Popol Vuh: Introduction: 2. The Manuscript of Chichicastenango
		THE manuscript which Father Francisco Ximénez found in his parish at Chichicastenango ranks highest among the documents composed by the American Indians after they had learned to write their own languages by means of the Latin letters which the Spanish missionaries had taught them.
		Its author was undoubtedly one of the first students who learned from the friars the marvelous art of phonetic writing.
		."As this change in the situation of the last Quiché kings is not recorded in the Popol Vuh, there is ground for believing that the composition of the Manuscript of Chichicastenango had been finished before November 22, 1558.
	www.sacred-texts.com /nam/maya/pvgm/pv03.htm (807 words)

	Guatemala Hotels and Resorts - Hotel Santo Tomas Chichicastenango Guatemala
		The Hotel Santo Tomas is an idyllic Hotel in the famous “Quiche Village” of Chichicastenango.
		It is located just a few minutes stroll from the Indian Market and the Church of Santo Tomas.
		Enjoy the installations of the Hotel Santo Tomas while you have a cultural experience of Chichicastenango.
	www.southtravels.com /america/guatemala/hotelsantotomas/index.html (380 words)

	CHICHICASTENANGO, Guatemala: The largest indigenous market of Guatemala
		CHICHICASTENANGO, Guatemala: The largest indigenous market of Guatemala
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		We chased the sun down the mountain to Panajachel with a trunk full of exquisite cargo and stories to share with our friends on the shore of Lago Atitlán.
	www.thresholds.net /chichi (578 words)

	Guatemala - Chichicastenango on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Guatemala - Chichicastenango on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		obn the stairs of the very old church on the market of chichicastenango, this woman was sitting there and suffering the sun so it seems.
		I love this old lady, her face is so...
	www.flickr.com /photos/jeronimo/138547480 (125 words)

	Chichicastenango Tourism - The Travel Channel
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		Chichicastenango is famous for its outdoor market held twice a week.
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	travelchannel.igougo.com /planning/journal.asp?JournalID=4805 (74 words)

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