Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MEDICAL SERVICES
7756-1163; 6a Calle 3-60)
Maintains a 24-hour emergency clinic.
Hospital El Buen Samaritano
(
MONEY
Chichi's many banks all stay open on Sunday.
Banco Industrial
(6a Calle 6-05)
Visa/ MasterCard ATM.
Visa/MasterCard ATM
(cnr 5a Av & 6a Calle)
POST
Post Office
(4a Av 6-58)
Northwest of the main plaza.
TOURIST INFORMATION
Inguat
( 5966-1162; info-quiche@inguat.gob.gt; 7a Av 7-14; 8am-4pm Sun-Thu, 8am-noon Fri)
Author-
ized guides can be hired here for cultural tours of the town and up to Pascual Abaj.
WEBSITES
Head to
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/guatemala/the-highlands-quiche/chichicas
tenango)
for planning
advice, author recommendations, traveler reviews and insider tips.
Getting There & Away
Buses heading south to Panajachel, Quetzaltenango and all other points reached from the
Interamericana arrive and depart from
5a Calle near the corner of 5a Av
, one block uphill from
the Arco Gucumatz.
Buses
approaching from the south go up 7a Av, dropping off passen-
gers two blocks east of the central plaza.
Antigua
(3½ hours) Take any bus heading for Guatemala City and change at Chimalten-
ango.
Guatemala City
(Q30, 2½ hours) Every 30 minutes from 3am to 5pm.
Los Encuentros
(Q6, 30 minutes) Frequent microbuses leave from in front of the Telgua
building on
7a Av
.
Panajachel
(Q15, two hours) Buses at 6am, 9am, noon & 1pm, or take any southbound
bus and change at Los Encuentros.
Quetzaltenango
(Q20, two hours) Five buses between 7am and 3pm, or take any south-
bound bus and change at Los Encuentros.
Santa Cruz del Quiché
(Q6, 35 minutes)
Microbuses from 5a Calle
on the west side of 5a Av
between 6am and 11pm.
