Flower Market

Year Photographed: 2002

Origin: Guatemala

Native Language: Quiche, Mayan

Chichicastenango is probably the most colorful of all the flower markets in Guatemala. Please be sure to ask before taking pictures. In the flower market people are delegated different duties. There are growers, brokers, and sales people. Market days are Thursdays and Sundays, usually sales start at sunrise and end before noon.