Some of the finest coffee in the world is grown in the Guatemalan highlands. To produce this exceptional coffee, the Guatemalan coffee-growing custom uses large trees to shade the coffee plants. Coffe...
Antigua’s historic centre reveals cobbled streets filled with cathedrals, churches and wonderful architecture. All dating from the mid-1500's, the Cathedral of Santiago, the Church and Convent d...
The Western Highlands run all the way from Antigua to the border of Mexico and is home to the majority of Guatemalan's indigenous people, who live mostly in small villages perched on the hillsides or ...
Rising to an altitude of 8,371 feet, the Pacaya volcano, part of the Pacaya National Park, has been continually active since 1965. The hike to its summit follows a pleasant trail with rest areas, dire...
The town of San Juan Comalapa has a wonderful authentic market, which takes place on Sundays, where local people go about their daily life dressed in the traditional costume of the area, buying local ...
Antigua Guatemala is world-famous for its Spanish schools and the Ixchel Spanish School is a great place to learn. Extracurricular activities are an important part of the courses and you will be able ...
The famous handicraft market of Chichicastenango in the mountains of Quiche is one of the largest trading centres in the Maya area. Traders begin setting up their booths in the main plaza and adjacen...
The regional museum houses a collection of ceremonial masks, copper axe heads, obsidian spearheads, incense burners, figurines and metates. There is also a Rossbach collection of fine pre-Hispa...
Built in 1540, the church of Santo Tomas, situated next to the market, was built on a Mayan ceremonial platform and has 18 stairs that lead up to the church representing one for every month of the May...
Created to protect the Quetzal, the national bird and symbol of Guatemala, the El Biotopo de Quetzal reserve offers amazing hiking trails through the cloud forest on mountains that reach 2,300 meters ...
