Handcrafts Market — Attraction in Guatemala City

Very clean and organized market with many vendors.

This market is located about 10-minute walk away from the national museum of Mayan art. We walked over after visiting the museum.

The vendors here sell all kinds of souvenirs, from keychains and magnets to crafts to soccer team jerseys. We bought a few magnets and the vendor is willing to accept a discount of 15% off.

There is one small cafe at the market, which offers traditional Guatemalan snacks and western fares. Highly recommend the Chile rellenos and chuchitos. The pan con pollo plate is not our favorite; it was chicken sandwich in white bread warmed up by microwave. Three small snacks came to be around 60GTQ (around US$8-9). Enough to feed about two people for lunch.

Please do note, paying with cash tends to result in a lower unit price, since vendors need to pay processing fees...

Very clean, good quality localy crafted artesanias. Very helpful people and not annoying as in most touristic places. Good parking space and conveniently located next to airport, museums, zoo and galleries. They stock a lot of things here, textiles, paintings, bags, souvenirs and cloths. Pay in cash for an extra discount. PRICES ARE ALL INFLATED. Ask for a better price and still go lower. There is a nice garden and beaches to have a drink or ice cream. Very very polite people. You will enjoy spending 1-2...

We happened to wander into this place. The merchandise was nice and the claims were things were "hecho a mano". I suspect some items were handmade but many things appeared to be machine made.

We used this as a guide for pricing since we had just arrived and had no reference point. It turned out is was by far the most expensive market we visited. The markets in other parts of the country were decibel way, way cheaper. I would reconvene looking at the items here and buying elsewhere if you will be...