January 21, 2010 My life, one photo a day

The Indian market in Chichicastenango was a fabulous look into the past and present. There were thousands of indigenous folks all crammed into a few tight city blocks. The sea of rich Guatemalan colors overloaded your senses while the wafting smells of street food, incense, and humanity fought for control of the rest of you. The few tourists came late and left early heading back to Antigua leaving Chichi to relax and disassemble from the day. Scenes of children and old men carrying loads three times their body weight on ropes suspended from their foreheads are forever etched into my memory. Tomorrow it looks like the village of Nebaj in the highlands. More of Guatemala is waiting. Good night from the rooftop of the Hotel Chalet in Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
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