Tips & Tricks
Santa Catalina Arch (5th North Avenue, Antigua) – the Santa Catalina Arch is One of the distinguishable landmarks in Antigua, located on 5th Avenue North. Build in In the 17th century, it originally connected the convent of Santa Catalina with a school, specifically cloistered nuns to move from one building to another without leaving Street […]
Uaxactún – located 24 km. outside of Tikal, Uaxactún is considered one of the oldest cities in the Mayan Empire, dating from the pre-classic and classical periods. The architectural evolution of the Mayan lowlands is evident, and one can find inscriptions that date from 328 A.D. to 899 A.D. in different stone columns. This Mayan […]
Sierra del Lacandon National Park — located in the northermost part of the country (near Chiapas, Mexico) , this park has an extension of 95,529 hectares and was declared a protected area in 1990. It’s one of the areas with the greatest diversity of species in the world, consisting of over 870 species between plants […]
Semuc Champey — Semuc Champey is a section of the Cahabon River in the rainforests of eastern Guatemala. The scenery is spectacular. A natural limestone bridge crosses over a series of turquoise pools in the river descending from each other in little waterfalls. The area offers great tubing and could be the most beautiful natural […]
Rio Dulce (river) – this river, completely contained within the department of Izabal, leads to the country’s Atlantic coast, and is proximate to neighboring countries Belize and Honduras. It is part of a lake and river system that has become a popular cruising sailboat destination. The river begins at the point where it flows out […]
Pacaya (volcano) – located an hour (46 km) south of the capital, this is an active volcano that has erupted 26 times since the beginning of Spanish colonial rule in the country. At a height of 2,552 meters, its attracts its share of international hikers and other eco-tourists, due to its relative proximity to the […]