Antigua Guatemala Things to Do Tips by la_beba

I've gotten those tiny brainds on my hair before in Vegas for $40 and/or California at Universal City Walk for about $30.... In central plaza Antigua Guatemala, I only paid Q.5 (five quetzales) Which is less than a dollar!!!!!!! amazing!!!!! She was quick too! it was nice seeing her work it.... lot better done than in the States too!

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As I said on my Guatemala page, shopping is one of the most popular activities for visitors, and the beautiful array of native arts and crafts are moderately priced although the visitor is well advised to do some bargaining and not pay the first price asked.
The markets in Antigua are excellent. Since tourists converge on the city during the weekends, the best time to shop is on a weekday, when prices trend lower. Generally offer merchants a third of the price first given and barter from there. Weaved crafts, stone carved chess sets, and wood carved nativity scenes are among the bounty of wares available. On the town square, look for weavers of cotton threaded bracelets who will weave your name into their product as you wait (perhaps three minutes).

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Particularly popular are the brilliantly colored and uniquely patterned fabrics, ranging from jackets and dresses to belts, blouses and blankets, or wodden masks, old looking cast irons, flutes, mayan artefacts, bracelets, quilts, etc. Market days are wonderful!!!! you gotta not miss that (usually best times are weekends, of course)

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Volcanos are highlights indeed for Antigua. Looming twelve thousand feet over the city, the volcano Agua rests in century old dormancy. In the shadow of Agua some miles distant is the volcano Pacaya, lava covered and perpetually active.
Climbing to the top of the Agua volcano just outside of Antigua can be at first miserable and frightening, but then exhilirating once you grow accustom to the thin air. Looking down on the valleys below is a definite highlight of a trip to Antigua Guatemala.
Check out my travelogue "Volcanos"

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