Destinations

GUATEMALA CITY

ILLUSTRATION: METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

A city founded in the year 1776 by the Spanish government when it was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, which included all the countries of Central America, however the valley had been inhabited by the Mayas almost a thousand years before Christ, which is why whose history dates back almost 3,000 years of human occupation.

ANTIGUA GUATEMALA

ILLUSTRATION: ARCH OF SANTA CATALINA

A colonial city located 45 kilometers south west of Guatemala City, founded by the Spanish in 1541. Its Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque architecture makes visiting it a journey through time. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.

PACAYA VOLCANO

ILLUSTRATION: PACAYA VOLCANO

Live the thrill of walking on an active volcano, located just 60 kilometers south of Guatemala City. Due to its eruptive form, it belongs to the Strombolian classification. From its 2,500 meters above sea level, you can see the Pacific coast, Guatemala City and the volcanoes that make up the Volcanic Mountain Range of Guatemala.

CHICHICASTENANGO

ILLUSTRATION: CHURCH OF SANTO THOMAS

Quiché Mayan Town located 145 kilometers northwest of Guatemala City. In this place, in 1701, the Dominican Francisco Ximenez translated the Popol Vuh, a document that today helps students of Mayan culture understand their past and present. The most transcendental thing about this town is its oral tradition that tells of the creation of the world.

LAKE ATITLAN

ILLUSTRATION: LAKE ATITLAN

One of the most beautiful lakes in the world, located 145 kilometers south west of Guatemala City, surrounded by three beautiful volcanoes, and several Mayan towns. As a result of an ancient volcanic caldera, with more than 130 kilometers in diameter and 361 meters deep. A sacred place for the people around it.

HUEHUETENANGO

ILLUSTRATION: CANDELARIA CENOTES

Without a doubt, a world to discover. Far from the city, but with incredible attractions such as the cenotes and one of the most beautiful lagoons in Guatemala, Laguna Brava. Its territorial extension and biological diversity make it a unique destination.

QUIRIGUA

ILLUSTRATION: STELE E

It is an archaeological park from the classic Mayan period, declared by UNESCO as tangible heritage of Humanity on October 31, 1981. One of its spectacular stone sculptures is Stela C, which tells the date and origin of the cosmos, the life and humanity. Stela E also stands out, the highest in the Mayan world.

SWEET RIVER

ILLUSTRATION: CASTLE OF SAN FELIPE DE LARA

A river whose waters flow into the Atlantic Sea from the largest lake in Guatemala, Lake Izabal, with 588 square kilometers. It served in colonial times as an entrance to reach inland to the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, “Antigua Guatemala”. A place to enjoy a totally Caribbean atmosphere.

TIKAL

ILLUSTRATION: THE GREAT JAGUAR TEMPLE

It was the capital of the classic Mayan world, with more than 1,500 years of history, 3,000 constructions carried out by its 33 rulers. The first city state in the Mayan world that maintained unprecedented political, economic and social control over its neighbors. First site declared worldwide as Natural and Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1980.

SEMUC CHAMPEY

ILLUSTRATION: SEMUC CHAMPEY LAGOONS

Natural monument located 293 kilometers north of Guatemala City. Turquoise pools in the middle of the nature of the tropical forest, whose meaning of the Mayan name Semuc Champey is “where the river hides under the stones.”

MONTERRICO

ILLUSTRATION: MONTERRICO BEACH

A tropical paradise. Discover black sand beaches, fascinating mangroves and the opportunity to witness nesting sea turtles. Spectacular volcanic sand beaches facing the Pacific Ocean and unparalleled sunsets!

WHITE BEACH

ILLUSTRATION: WHITE BEACH

A destination in the Caribbean of Guatemala, whose beach is completely coral and its nature is Caribbean. It is close to the town of Livingston, whose culture is unique, descended from Afro-Caribbeans settled in the Guatemalan Caribbean since 1802.