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Antigua Guatemala

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Guatemala City

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Parque Nacional Tikal

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358,900,1

Panajachel

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160,282,2

Lago de Atitlán

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194,432,9

San Pedro La Laguna

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54,70,0

Flores

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74,191,7

Chichicastenango

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99,203,1

Quetzaltenango

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35,33,0

Cobán

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39,102,0

Santiago Atitlán

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40,127,0

Puerto Barrios

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20,8,1

Río Dulce

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24,51,2

Monterrico

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14,39,0

El Remate

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30,43,0

Tecpán Guatemala

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7,10,0

Tikal

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9,20,0

Esquipulas

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3,4,1

Todos Santos Cuchumatán

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17,56,0

Santa Cruz del Quiché

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11,40,0

San Antonio Aguas Calientes

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6,16,0

Lanquín

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13,21,0

Comalapa

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7,16,0

Sierra los Cuchumatanes

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6,28,0

Sumpango

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10,24,0

San Marcos La Laguna

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13,24,0

Sayaxché

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21,79,0

Quiriguá

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16,57,0

Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla

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2,27,0

Uspantán

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3,18,0

San Francisco El Alto

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3,14,0

San Antonio Palopó

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13,38,0

Puerto San José

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1,10,1

Zunil

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6,6,0

Lago de Amatitlán

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1,5,0

Jalapa

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0,2,0

San Vicente Pacaya

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14,39,0

Santiago Sacatepéquez

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6,22,0

San Andrés Xecul

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3,8,0

Ciudad Vieja

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1,89,0

Santo Tomás Milpas Altas

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0,5,0

Monte Rico

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25,20,0

Laguna de Ipala

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1,9,0

San Juan Cotzal

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17,28,0

Nahualá

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0,3,0

Iximché

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7,22,0

Chulamar

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0,11,0

Totonicapán

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1,8,0

Rabinal

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3,2,0

Huehuetenango

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3,15,0

Pro

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  Chicken bus tourism still a possibility. Pleasant Mayan Men and Women. 


Con

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  dirty and pollution 


In a nutshell

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  A bit spooky if alone - know your Spanish! 

 

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Pacaya Volcano

Pacaya Volcano, Antigua Guatemala

 27 Reviews  I found a great trip regarding a volcano hike and a thermal waters and spa bath, this was amazing and I truly recommend it for everyone!.. it was excellent. I found it on a website called... 

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Antigua Ruins

Antigua Ruins, Antigua Guatemala

 40 Reviews  A collection of small museums housed in the 5-star hotel Casa Santo Domingo. The hotel, which is very upmarket, is built on and incorporates the ruins of the old Dominican church complex. Of the... 

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Buses

Buses, Antigua Guatemala

 21 Reviews  The best way to get to Antigua from Guatemala city is to arrange for a shuttle to pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel. Antigua is located about 45 minutes from the capital, and a... 

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Churches

Churches, Antigua Guatemala

 37 Reviews  Yes, I am lazy period end of report. Use your guide book/internet if you want the facts on them. I came here to take some pics....not a very religious person except when I travel as these seem to be... 

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Parque Central

Parque Central, Antigua Guatemala

 16 Reviews  Central Park is a great place to get a quick feel for Antigua or if you get lost head here as it is a great reference point for to reorient yourself. Come here to relax, buy an ice cream off a local... 

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Colonial Architecture

Colonial Architecture, Antigua Guatemala

 22 Reviews   This is perhaps the defining symbol of Antigua. It is a remnant of the once-enormous Convent of St. Catherine. This convent was founded in 1613 with only four nuns, but by 1693 its numbers had... 

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Markets

Markets, Antigua Guatemala

 8 Reviews   Antigua might strike you at first, as it did me, as something of a museum piece, but you only have to walk a few blocks from the centre to discover that “real” life happens here too. The market on... 

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Nuestra Señora de la Merced

Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Antigua Guatemala

 10 Reviews   The “Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced”, to give it its full name, is one of the loveliest in Antigua, and unlike many has been fully restored. On a sunny day its vibrant yellow paint... 

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Frida's

Frida's, Antigua Guatemala

 10 Reviews   We had read good reviews of Frida’s on both VT and elsewhere and as it was just up the road from our hotel we were keen to try it for ourselves – and we were not disappointed. Frida’s is a Mexican... 

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Language Schools

Language Schools, Antigua Guatemala

 12 Reviews  I chose this school on the advice of a friend and it is working out very well. It is relaxed with 1-on-1 tuition and happens at tables under awnings or in the garden. The individual tuition allows one... 

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Outskirts of Antigua

Outskirts of Antigua, Antigua Guatemala

 14 Reviews   From San Pedro we drove through the old (that is the second) capital of Guatemala, Ciudad Vieja to this, the final village on our route. It was interesting to see that the abandoned capital was still... 

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Palacio de Dona Leonor

 6 Reviews and 41 Opinions  On a business trip we stayed at the Palace Hotel Dona Leonor. I really liked the decoration of the... 

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Cerro de la Cruz

Cerro de la Cruz, Antigua Guatemala

 6 Reviews  There will be tour guides wandering the parque, but they will ask for money to take you up to the cross. The tourismo police escort tourists for free 10am/3pm each day. Or better yet, walk up there... 

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Guatemala City  

Barcelo Premium Guatemala City

 1 Review and 184 Opinions  Nice hotel in a comfortable safe neighborhood in Zone 9. An easy walk to the Los Procures Mall and... 

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Parque Nacional Tikal  

Jungle Lodge

 4 Reviews and 149 Opinions  We stayed two nights here, choosing it because of its nearness to the ruins. The plan was to be able... 

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 Playa Diana is situated in th old mission town San Jose/Peten Guatemala. The most important Mayamonuments as Tikal, Yaax Ha and El Mirador are quite near.... 

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