Guatemala City - Post Report Question and Answers

Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?

There are handicrafts. Beautiful fabrics, paintings, and wood carvings are all available. - Mar 2023


Pottery has been a pleasant surprise here, and not necessarily just traditional stuff. A shop called Ceramica in Antigua has great fun stuff. You can buy modern items here, like outdoor furniture, custom-made for relatively low prices. - Oct 2022


Woven textiles are the specialty of the region. Definitely take a traditional weaving class sometime. It's a fun thing to do at Atitlan and it will increase your appreciation for the art form exponentially. - Oct 2022


There is a lot of shopping you can do again for very cheap prices. A lot of people really enjoy buying textiles and all the unique pieces that would cost you in the thousands of dollars back in the states. You can do this type of shopping in their central market which is huge in zone 1. Also, in places like Atitlan (beautiful lake) you will find them even cheaper. - Jul 2021


There are lovely weavings and textiles, as well as local art and handcrafts. In general, these items are cheap and well-made. - Jan 2020


YES. Oh, yes. For handicraft lovers, this is one of the best posts imaginable. The handwoven fabrics, the embroidery, the wool rugs, the pottery, the jade... it's high-quality, one-of-a-kind, and ridiculously affordable. - Mar 2019


Lots of textiles, some pottery, coffee and rum are typical gifts for folks back home. - Feb 2019


There are beautiful handmade textiles. Guatemala is famously home to some very high quality jade and you can buy jewelry, figurines, masks, etc. out of jade. - Jun 2015


Textiles, jade, coffee, chocolate, paintings, Zacapa rum. - Apr 2014


Guatemalan textiles, VIP movies, Zacapa rum. - May 2010


Local or regional travel and textiles. - Mar 2008


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