For those passing through Guatemala, unable to get more than a day trip in from Guatemala City, check out Mixco Viejo. These Mayan ruins aren’t anywhere near the splendor you will find at Tikal or Quirigua, but they are a favored spot for day-trippers from Guatemala City.
The ruins are dated back to the 12–century and [...]
A cool site to visit in Guatemala City is the ultra-modern Biblioteca Nacional, on the west side of the Parque Central. The building is especially noteworthy, since its modern design starkly contrasts with the colonial architecture of the Palace and the Cathedral on the other side of teh Plaza.
The library is built on the former [...]
If you are needing to change over money, make sure and do it early in the day.
The exchange rate for the Quetzal is recalculated daily at the Central Bank in Guatemala City. This happens daily at 3 pm. Therefore starting at about that time many banks refuse to change money, since they do not [...]
To obtain a bank account in Guatemala you need to have permanent residency in the country. At least that is the official answer, and the answer you will get if you try and open an account with Banco Quetzal.
However, if you try at Banco Reformador you will be asked to only present your passport and [...]
If you are in need of a North American shopping trip then head to the newest shopping mall in Guatemala City, Oakland Mall, located at 11 Avenida Diagonal 6, Zona 10.
The Oakland Mall has all the shops you would expect to see in a North American mall: North Face, Claire’s, Pizza Hut, the I Shop [...]
If you plan on renting a car in Guatemala and you are flying into the La Aurora International Airport, there are plenty of rental car booths that you can choose from. If you wish to spend a few days in Guatemala City on foot before heading out into the countryside in a private vehicle, then [...]
Having grown up in a very divesre community, I very much enjoy having a varied diet. Guatemala is not full of too great of a variety of international cuisine, unless of course you are in La Antigua Guatemala or Guatemala City.
In Guatemala City, one of the restaurants I like to dine at for a different [...]
Los Cebollines is part of a small chain of Mexican eateries with a number of locations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras.
The place is clean and serves up good, authentic Mexican food. It is a real simple restaurant and the service is slower than we expect as North Americans, but it was pretty average speed [...]
The International Day of Museums is held all over the globe on May 18th. Guatemala has a rich history, and it is celebrated in the country’s many museums.
This list, taken from Revue Magazine, highlights some of the many museums in Guatemala City:
Artecentro Paiz:7a av. 22-01, z. 1, Plaza Carlos Mérida del Banco de Guatemala, tel: [...]
The restaurant serves up a variety of popular modern dishes and uses traditional gourmet ingredients from Guatemala and abroad. The lounge, which is connected to the restaurant is a very edgy and modern; it is unlike anything else you will find in Guatemala City.
ONE has a little bit of everything for everyone – families can [...]
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