On Thursdays and Sundays, Chichicastenango becomes the largest Indigenous market in Central America — and has been since the 16th century. The K'iche' people flood the streets with embroidered textiles, masks, jade and pottery. On the steps of Santo Tomás church, the copal smoke of Maya ceremonies mingles with the Catholic Mass: a religious fusion that exists nowhere else. Haggle with respect.
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