Lonely Planet Guatemala

Travellers of all ages and budges view their Lonely Planet guidebook as a trustworthy travel companion. Every country is covered--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--with reliable, up-to-date and practical travel advice. In each country guide are thousands of detailed listings, reviews and recommendations as well as inspirational highlight sections, a full-colour front section with stylish images, and comprehensive maps to even the smallest towns. Guatemala, third edition, is the definitive guide to one of the world's hottest travel destinations. It features a new highlights section, 364 pages of expert itineraries and 35 pages of maps as well as expert advice on staying safe travelling the highways and byways of the Ruta Maya.

On the Road	p. 4
Unravelling Guatemala	p. 5
Ancient Mayan Culture	p. 12
Getting Started	p. 19
Itineraries	p. 23
History	p. 28
The Culture	p. 42
Food & Drink	p. 55
Environment	p. 63
Guatemala City	p. 70
History	p. 71
Orientation	p. 71
Information	p. 71
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 76
Sights	p. 76
Walking Tour	p. 79
Guatemala City for Children	p. 81
Tours	p. 81
Sleeping	p. 81
Eating	p. 85
Drinking	p. 87
Entertainment	p. 88
Shopping	p. 90
Getting There & Away	p. 50
Getting Around	p. 92
Antigua	p. 94
History	p. 95
Orientation	p. 95
Information	p. 99
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 101
Sights	p. 101
Activities	p. 104
Language Courses	p. 106
Tours	p. 107
Festivals & Events	p. 107
Sleeping	p. 108
Eating	p. 112
Drinking	p. 115
Entertainment	p. 115
Shopping	p. 116
Getting There & Around	p. 116
Around Antigua	p. 117
Jocotenango	p. 117
San Lorenzo El Tejar	p. 118
El Hato	p. 118
Ciudad Vieja	p. 118
San Antonio Aguas Calientes	p. 119
San Juan Comalapa	p. 119
Santiago Sacatepequez & Sumpango	p. 120
The Highlands	p. 121
Climate	p. 122
Getting Around	p. 122
Lago de Atitlan	p. 123
Tecpan	p. 123
Solola	p. 125
Panajachel	p. 125
Around Panajachel	p. 136
Santiago Atitlan	p. 137
San Pedro La Laguna	p. 141
San Juan La Laguna	p. 146
San Marcos La Laguna	p. 146
Jaibalito	p. 148
Santa Cruz La Laguna	p. 148
Quiche	p. 149
Chichicastenango	p. 149
Santa Cruz del Quiche	p. 155
Sacapulas	p. 157
Uspantan	p. 157
Nebaj	p. 158
Western Highlands	p. 160
Cuatro Caminos	p. 161
Quetzaltenango	p. 161
Around Quetzaltenango	p. 174
Huehuetenango	p. 181
Around Huehuetenango	p. 185
La Mesilla	p. 189
The Pacific Slope	p. 190
Ciudad Tecun Uman	p. 191
El Carmen	p. 191
Tilapita	p. 191
Coatepeque	p. 194
Retalhuleu	p. 195
Around Retalhuleu	p. 197
Champerico	p. 198
Mazatenango	p. 198
Tulate	p. 198
Chiquistepeque	p. 199
Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa	p. 199
La Democracia	p. 202
Sipacate	p. 203
Escuintla	p. 203
Autosafari Chapin	p. 203
Puerto San Jose & Likin	p. 204
Iztapa	p. 204
Monterrico	p. 204
Around Monterrico	p. 208
Cuilapa	p. 209
Lago de Amatitlan	p. 210
Central & Eastern Guatemala	p. 211
Salama	p. 213
Around Salama	p. 214
Biotopo del Quetzal	p. 215
Coban	p. 216
Around Coban	p. 223
Chisec	p. 227
Around Chisec	p. 227
Cancuen	p. 228
Parque Nacional Laguna Lachua	p. 228
West to the Highlands	p. 228
Rio Hondo	p. 228
Estanzuela	p. 229
Zacapa	p. 229
Chiquimula	p. 229
Around Chiquimula	p. 231
Padre Miguel Junction & Anguiatu	p. 233
Volcan de Quetzaltepeque	p. 233
Esquipulas	p. 233
Copan Site (Honduras)	p. 236
Copan Ruinas	p. 242
Around Copan Ruinas	p. 248
Quirigua	p. 249
Lago de Izabal	p. 251
Puerto Barrios	p. 257
Punta de Manabique	p. 260
Livingston	p. 261
Around Livingston	p. 266
El Peten	p. 268
History	p. 269
Climate	p. 269
Getting There & Around	p. 269
Poptun	p. 269
Naj Tunich	p. 272
Machaquila	p. 272
Flores & Santa Elena	p. 272
Around Flores	p. 282
El Remate	p. 285
Macanche	p. 288
Tikal	p. 288
Uaxactun	p. 296
Yaxha	p. 297
Melchor de Mencos	p. 298
Mexican Border (Chiapas & Tabasco)	p. 298
Sayaxche	p. 299
Around Sayaxche	p. 300
Remote Mayan Sites	p. 303
Directory	p. 307
Transportation	p. 320
Health	p. 326
Language	p. 334
Glossary	p. 343
Behind the Scenes	p. 346
Index	p. 351
World Time Zones	p. 358
Map Legend	p. 360
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