Totonicapan

The Department of Totonicapan is due west of Chichicastenango. The capital, San Miguel, is located 135 miles northwest of Guatemala City. Over 40 textile, wooden toy and pottery factories are located there. The nearby town of Momostenango is a major producer of woolen blankets and the famous Momosteco poncho. The village of San Francisco El Alto also has a number of attractions. Friday is the market day in this village. Other towns of interest in Totonicapan are Andres Xecul, where the church has a facade that reproduces the design in the huipil worn by the local women, and San Cristobal, where the church is richly decorated with 17th and 18th century religious objects.