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Travel guides to Guatemala: the Maya ruins of Tikal, colonial Antigua, Lake Atitlán and the Acatenango volcano hike. What to see, what it costs and how to get around.
Guatemala travel guide 2026: what to see, do and know before you go
Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and, for a great many travellers, the most intense…
Monterrico: a guide to Guatemala’s black sand beach
Guatemala is not famous for its beaches, but it has a secret on the Pacific coast: Monterrico. A…
Isla de Flores, Petén: the colourful gateway to the Maya ruins
In the middle of Lake Petén Itzá, joined to the mainland by a causeway, sits Flores: a small…
Quetzaltenango (Xela): what to do in Guatemala’s second city
Quetzaltenango, known to everyone as Xela — pronounced “shay-la” — is Guatemala‘s second city and one of its…
Guatemalan food: 15 dishes you have to try
Guatemalan cooking is among the richest in Central America. The result of centuries of fusion between ancestral Maya…
Chichicastenango market: Central America’s largest indigenous market
Twice a week, the mountain town of Chichicastenango disappears under a canopy of tarpaulins and becomes the largest…
Semuc Champey: how to visit Guatemala’s turquoise pools
Hidden in the Alta Verapaz jungle, a long way from anywhere, is Semuc Champey: a series of turquoise…
Acatenango volcano: a guide to Guatemala’s greatest trek
If one experience defines adventure in Guatemala, it is climbing Acatenango. At 3,976 metres it is the third…
Tikal: how to visit Guatemala’s greatest Maya ruins
Deep in the Petén jungle sits Tikal, the largest Maya city ever uncovered and one of those places…
Lake Atitlán: which villages to see and how to travel it
Aldous Huxley called Lake Atitlán the most beautiful lake in the world. It sounds like a writer exaggerating…