Guatemala Things to see and do Travel Articles

A Watering Hole’s Ethno-Folk Baroque Haunts – Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Easygoing, exotic, esoteric, and electric, Lito Galvan discovers the "Little Bali of the West"

The Guatemalan Passion of the Christ – Antigua, Guatemala

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Mayan Ruins – Guatemala and Honduras

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Gem Materials of Mexico and Guatemala – Mexico and Guatemala

Mexican Fire Opals Opals Mexico is famous for its "Fire Opal", which is a type of opal rarely found in Australia. It is defined as a transparent-to-translucent stone with an orange-to-red body color which may or may not show a play of color. Also found is "Water Opal" which is a colorless (or very pale [...]

Petén: The Guatemalan North

As anyone coming to Guatemala is painfully aware of, if you miss the ruins at Tikal, you might as well not come at all. As the number one tourist attraction in the country, this jungle encrusted ancient city of the Maya is truly worth a visit. Just about everybody you meet on the road is [...]

Tikal Ruins, Guatemala

The steamy hot jungles of the eastern Guatemala lowlands hide evidence of a vast Mayan civilization that prospered around 700 AD. Archaeologists exploring the region excavated forest-clad mounds that led to the discovery of a complex network of ancient cities. Topoxte, Yaxhá, Nakún, Uaxatún, El Mirador and many more – but the most spectacular of [...]

San Pedro: Guatemala’s Bohemian Stronghold – Page 2

Where to Stay Lake Atitlan view In San Pedro, the price of a private hotel room overlooking the San Pedro volcano is about $2 or Q15 a night. Nowhere else in Guatemala, or perhaps all of Central America, is life as cheap. In fact, just about everything here costs $2, whether it’s food, beer, or [...]

San Pedro: Guatemala’s Bohemian Stronghold

This little bohemian stronghold has a lot going for it. Set on the shores of Guatemala’s primary tourist attraction, Lake Atitlan, San Pedro is a marvelous oddball of a town. Volcanic scenery Enclosed by beautiful volcanic scenery and bright starry night skies, it seems normal until you realize it holds more evangelical churches than restaurants. [...]

Places to Stay around Peten

Getting There Up until only a few months ago, getting to the ruins at Tikal involved either a 30 minute flight to Flores, or a painfully dusty 18 hour bus ride. Today however, the newly paved road system makes this same bus trip last only eight or nine hours, depending on the number of snack [...]

Livingston, Guatemala:
Banana Pancakes, the Caribbean and You

Livingston Boats Home of the Garifuna people, Livingston is more like Jamaica than anywhere else in Guatemala. Complete with their own language and culture, these descendants of escaped slaves really know how to kick back. The reggae is fierce here, as is the incredible seafood. You will also have the best banana pancakes of your [...]