Tips & Tricks
Volcan de Agua (Antigua) — this volcano looms over Antigua. Most tourists, enjoying a latte in one of Antigua’s coffee shops, will think about hiking Volcan de Agua, but never take that step. Don’t be that guy! A word of warning: Volcan de Agua has a reputation for robberies on the hiking trail. To climb […]
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 […]
Tikal (ancient city): the name of this unique city means “place of voices” and is one of the largest known Mayan cities so far. It has been a cultural and natural world World Heritage since 1979. This site has more than 3,000 archaeological sites. Elements, a city that exists between the pre-classic and classic periods. […]
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 […]
Livingston (town) — Livingston is home to the Garifuna, a mixed indigenous and African people with their own food, language, and culture. Also here are English and Creole-speaking people of West Indian descent. They mix it up with the Garifuna to make a place unlike anywhere else in Guatemala. Most people pass through Livingston without […]
Río Dulce (río): este río, completamente contenido dentro del departamento de Izabal, conduce a la costa atlántica del país y está cerca de los países vecinos Belice y Honduras Es parte de un sistema de lagos y ríos que se ha convertido en un crucero popular Destino del velero. El río comienza en el punto […]