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Exploring Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla
An Oceania cruise ship docked at Santo Tomás de Castilla. Photo © Victoria Herring, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Cruise ships dock in Santo Tomás de Castilla, just across the bay from Puerto Barrios, where those wishing to go ashore will find some of the country’s best bird-watching
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Biotopo Monterrico: Nesting Sites for Guatemala's Sea Turtles
The beach at Monterrico during a Leatherback hatchling release. Photo © Marina Kuperman Villatoro, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
MonterricoThis protected biotope encompasses the beaches and mangrove swamps of Monterrico and those of adjacent Hawaii, which are the prime nesting sites
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Guatemala's Ancient Wonders of the Maya
Ruins of Tikal visible above the treetops. Photo © Victoria Reay, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
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In Guatemala, not only can you take in the ancient Mayan wonders from long before the arrival of the Spanish, you can also visit the Postclassic highland ceremonial sites that greeted the
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Religion in Guatemala: Mayan Spirituality, Catholicism, and Christianity
Saints displayed in Santiago de Atitlan’s Catholic church. Photo © Valery Shanin/123rf.
Religion in Guatemala is fairly complex, with traditional Mayan spirituality still very much a presence, particularly in the highlands, along with Catholicism and the more recent incursions of Evange
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Going to the Cinema in Guatemala City
Photo © Fernando Gregory/123rf.
Guatemala CityGuatemala City has a number of excellent movie theaters, with movies sometimes opening on the same day as their U.S. release. The city’s IMAX movie theater can be found at Cines Pradera Concepción (tel. 2329-2550), located at the Pradera Concepció
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Ecoutourism Treks in Guatemala
Morning in beautiful Nebaj, Guatemala. Photo © Javier Ruata, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Community tourism initiatives, whereby local Maya guides take travelers to seldom-seen locales in Guatemala’s rugged countryside, make for some extraordinary cross-cultural opportunities. You’l
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An Introduction to Guatemala for Volunteers
Guatemala is part of Central America’s “Northern Triangle”—bordered by Mexico to the north and the west, by the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, El Salvador and Honduras to the southeast, and Belize to the east. Studded by volcanoes, much of southern Guatemala is mountainous highlands, descending t
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Volunteer with TRAMA Textiles in Guatemala
TRAMA represents Guatemalan women from the western highlands of Sololá, Huehuetenango, Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango and Quiché. Photo courtesy of TRAMA Textiles.
TRAMA Textiles is a women’s weaving association in Guatemala’s second city, Quetzaltenango (more commonly referred to by its indigenous
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Volunteer with Long Way Home in Guatemala
Long Way Home’s current primary project is the construction of an elementary and vocational school using rammed-earth tires and polypropylene bags, water harvesting, and trash-filled bottles. Photo © Genevieve Croker, Long Way Home.
Located in a small town in the southwestern highlands of G
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Volunteer with Constru Casa in Guatemala
Constru Casa works with partners and individual families in a variety of support programs. Photo © Logan Sierra, courtesy of Constru Casa.
Based in Antigua, Constru Casa seeks to provide basic, safe housing to families across Guatemala who live in extreme poverty. Similar to the model used by the
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Discover Guatemala
Guatemala has always been the stuff of legend. Wherever you go, you will sense its magic. When you leave its cosmopolitan capital, Guatemala City, the green landscape unfolds before you—its misty mountains, pine forests, and agricultural fields look like something out of a fairytale. You might vis
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Sailfishing and Golf Trips in Guatemala
Guatemala offers some of the best sailfishing in the world. Back on land, Guatemala City has at least four good golf courses—with another star player just one hour outside the city. Numerous sailfishing outfitters and accommodations can host your stay; virtually all of them have agreements with go
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Las Verapaces: Guatemala's Green Heartland
During the dry season (November-April), much of Guatemala starts to look parched and brown, especially beginning in January. If you yearn for greener pastures, this is where the country’s brilliant microclimates come in. The area of Las Verapaces remains green and lush throughout most of the year,
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Guatemala's Top Ten Must-Sees
Guatemala’s top ten must-sees range from colonial towns and archeological sites to majestic volcanoes and stunning emerald green limestone pools. There’s something here for everyone, whether you’re a nature lover, history buff, or adventure traveler.
La Antigua Guatemala: This
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Escape to La Antigua for a Long Weekend
Guatemala’s close proximity to U.S. shores and easy access by air (just 2.5 hours from Houston or Miami; 5 hours from New York) makes it a great candidate for an international weekend getaway.
View of Antigua from Cerro de la Cruz. Photo © Al Argueta.
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Plan this day to be a Friday or Saturday
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The Best Bird-watching in Guatemala
Guatemala’s wide diversity of ecosystems makes it a birding hot spot—more than 700 species of birds can be found here. Avid bird-watchers consider this paradise, though novices can easily center an entire Guatemala vacation around birding.
A substantial network of trails leads through protected pa
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Where to Go in Guatemala
From cosmopolitan Guatemala City and dining beneath Spanish colonial arches set beside a gurgling fountain to finding treasures in highland markets full of Mayan crafts to exploring active volcanoes and sweltering jungles full of half-excavated Mayan pyramids, here’s where to go in Guatemala
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Discover Guatemala City
Due to its much-maligned international image, you’ll probably be surprised when you first lay eyes on Guatemala City from the window of your airplane. Even if you’ve visited other Central American capitals, you’ll be taken by Guatemala City’s beauty from the air. Bordered by a lake, forested mount
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Sights in Antigua’s Parque Central
Antigua’s central plaza is easily the most beautiful in Guatemala and forms the hub of activity for shoe shiners, strolling lovers, tour groups, ice cream vendors, and foreign visitors. Gracing the central part of the square is a lovely fountain dating to 1936, a re-creation of an earlier version
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Visiting Monterrico and Parque Hawaii
Monterrico, once a sleepy fishing village with one hotel run by an ex-Peace Corps volunteer, is fast becoming popular with foreigners looking to get some time by the beach on their trip to Guatemala. The village has grown considerably in the last few years, as has the quality of its accommodations
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