Places to visit in Guatemala

Antigua and the highlands

The pretty colonial city of Antigua bustles with boutiques, galleries, arty cafés and restaurants.

Caribbean coast: Rio Dulce and Livingston

Discover steamy tropical floodplains carpeted with banana plantations, the cool clear waters of lake Izabal, and the tropical river Rio Dulce flowing through dense rainforest.

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Lake Atitlan and villages

In turn cobalt glassy-clear and silver misty, mirror-calm and wispy-waved, Atitlán is one of the most captivating lakes in the world.

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Lanquin and Semuc Champey

The crinkly, temperate mountains of Verapaz are perfect for the cultivation of coffee, and are dotted with large traditional fincas.

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Tikal

The Mayan city of Tikal predates 250AD and is nestled amongst wildlife-rich tropical rainforest, making it one of the continent’s most impressive cultural monuments.

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