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The Complete Guatemala Travel Guide





All over Guatemala are wonderful language schools. Why not try something different? Stay with a Mayan family on the shores of Lake Atitlà n at their B&B/ Spanish language immersion school. Rosario has 22 years teaching experience and will welcome you in to her home. Click on the link below to get your classes started.

Take a look at the colonial center in Guatemala City and visit a few of Guatemala´s top-notch museums. Click on the link and let us guide you around Guate!

Each town around the Lake has its own market day, each with their own bargains to be had. Each town also has its own special charms. Local knowledge is key, so why not come with us? Click below and let's do a village tour.

Visit a coffee finca and see exactly where and how your morning energizer is produced. Click the link below and let us take you on a coffee finca adventure.

Observe or participate in a Mayan ceremony or discover your own birth symbol on the Mayan calendar. "Sun & Moon" by Annie McCone Lopez

Visit the Auto Safari Chapin on the Pacific Coast highway CA2 at KM 87.5, about 20 minutes southeast of Esquintla. Family fun and incredible animal sighting! Follow the link below to the safari park!

There are many organizations around Guatemala doing wonderful work to assist local communities. Spend some time getting to know people and a place. Stay and volunteer for a while! One such organization working around Lake Atitlà n is AYUDA, caring for the Lake's population of street dogs. Click the link below to visit Ayuda.

Relax and soak at the Fuentes Georginas hot springs outside Xela. After a day at the lush springs, a cold beer and some entertainment in Xela can top off your evening. (Or do it in reverse order and recover from your night of partying at the beautiful Fuentes Georginas.) We run guided tours to the springs, click below.

Visit Moximòn and get a taste of Mayan cultural tradition. Moximòn resides in a rotating shrine in Santiago, Atitlà n and can be visited by tourists and the faithful alike. We can help you find him, just click and ask us.

Visit the natural dye and weaving cooperatives in San Juan la Laguna, Lake Atitlà n. Would you like to learn to weave? There is a pride in this village that is obvious in its tidy streets, public artworks and pleasant atmosphere. Explore San Juan or any other village with us. Click below for more information.
More Things to Do in Guatemala

If you get time, here are some more great suggestions of how to pass your time in Guatemala.
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