As part of Pop Wuj, they have optional Friday afternoon trips to become better acquainted with Guatemalan culture. This last Friday we went to the open air market at San Francisco del Alto. This is a small town about a 30minute ride on a Camioneta or "chicken bus."

The market was GIGANTIC! Every street was filled with vendors!  We also paid a small fee to climb up to the top of the local Catholic Church. It was pretty cool!

Here are some pics:

Who wouldn't want to buy a basket of chickens?!?!

These piglets were squealing like crazy as they were bought... they were shoved into canvas bags for transport.  

Here is a pic of the church:

GET READY!!! My next post will highlight my hike up Volcán Tajumulco!!!