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AAcatenango, Volcán 96accommodations 311-12, see also

individual locationsfarmstays 194useful phrases 340

activities 312-13, see also individual activities

Acul 156agrotourism 194Agua Caliente 251-2Agua, Volcán 96, 111-12Aguateca 304-5air travel 325-7

air fares 325-7airlines 325airports 325to/from Guatemala 325-7within Guatemala 328

Aldea Chajaneb 220Almolonga 169-70ambulance services, see inside front

coveranimal bites 337animal sanctuaries, see zoos & animal

sanctuariesanimals 56-7, see also individual animalsAntigua 86-113, 88-9, 5

accommodations 100-4activities 96-7courses 98-9drinking 107-8entertainment 108-9festivals 100food 104-7history 87itineraries 93safety 92shopping 109sights 92-6tourist information 92tours 99-100travel to/from 109-10travel within 109-10walking tours 97-8, 97

Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús 96

Arbenz, Colonel Jacobo 30, 237archaeological sites 228

Aguateca 304-5Cancuén 226Ceibal 302-4, 303Chuitinamit 132Copán Site (Honduras) 239-45, 243Dos Pilas 305El Baul Hilltop Site 196-7El Chal 295El Mirador 308-10El Perú (Waká) 306El Tintal 309El Zotz 307-8Ixcún 272Iximché 117Ixlú 295K’umarcaaj 149-51Los Sapos 247Machaquilá 295Mixco Viejo 211Monte Alto (La Democracia) 198Naj Tunich 271Nakbé 309Nakum 300Parque Arqueológico Kaminaljuyú 71Parque Arqueológico Takalik Abaj

192-3Quiriguá 236-8, 236Río Azul 308San Bartolo 295Sayaxché 301-2Tayazal 282Tikal 287-95, 290-1, 6Topoxté 298Tuj K’man Txun 181Uaxactún 295-8, 297Wajxaklajunh 183-4Wakná 309Xulnal 309Yaxhá 298-300, 299Zaculeu 176-7

architecture 45-7area codes, see inside front coverArévalo, Juan José 30art galleries, see museums & galleriesarts 44-8, see also individual artsAsociación de Guías de Ecoturismo

Rupalaj K’istalin 138Asociación de Rescate y Conservación

de Vida Silvestre 282-3

ATMs 319Autosafari Chapín 199

BBalneario Cecilinda 220Balneario Chulamar 199Balneario Las Islas 220Balneario Likín 199banana export 237bargaining 320Barrios, Justo Rufino 29bathrooms 322beaches 18

Champerico 193-4Chiquistepeque 195Monterrico 201Pacific Slope 195Playa Blanca 263Playa El Chechenal 282Playa Quehueche 263Sipacate 198-9Tilapita 187, 189Tulate 194-5

beauty ideals, Maya 28Bethancourt, Hermano Pedro de San

José de 94, 95bicycling 312, 328

Antigua 97around Antigua 112Panajachel 122Quetzaltenango 162

Bilbao Stones 197biosphere reserves, see also biotopes,

national parks & protected areas, parks & gardensReserva de Biosfera Maya 61, 307Reserva de Biosfera Sierra de las

Minas 256-7biotopes, see also biosphere reserves,

national parks & protected areas, parks & gardensBiotopo Cerro Cahuí 284Biotopo del Quetzal 211-13Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii 201

birds 56-7, 212bird-watching 313

Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii 201Copán Ruinas 247El Remate 284

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bird-watching continuedEstación Biológica Las

Guacamayas 306Finca El Cisne 251Macaw Mountain Bird Park 246Punta de Manabique 260-1Refugio Bocas del Polochic 256Reserva de Biosfera Sierra de las

Minas 256Tikal 294

boat travel 328, see also kayakingbooks 14, 15, see also literature

architecture 46art 46birds 57, 58environment 56food 50, 51health 333history 21, 23, 29, 30Maya people 43Maya textiles 47wildlife 57

border crossings 327-9Anguiatú 232Benemérito de las Américas 301Bethel 301El Ceibo 301El Florido 239El Salvador 205Entre Ríos 263Frontera Corozal 301La Palma 301La Técnica 301Melchor de Mencos 301

breakbone fever 334bus travel 330bushwalking, see hikingbusiness hours 313

Ccafés 52cafeterías 52Cakchiquel people, see Kaqchiquel

peoplecake shops 53calendar, Maya 26-7, 285 camping 312Cancuén 226canopy tours, see zip liningcar travel 327, 329-30

driver’s licenses 327

insurance 327rental 330safety 130

Caribbean Coast 252-67Carrera, Rafael 28-9Casa de la Cultura Totonicapense 172cathedrals, see churches & cathedralscaves, see also spelunking

Comunidad Candelaria 225-6Cueva de las Minas 233-4Cuevas de B’ombi’l Pek 223-4Cuevas de Candelaria 225-6Grutas Actun-Can 283Grutas de Lanquín 221Grutas Rey Marcos 220-1K’anba Caves 222

Ceibal 302-4, 303cell phones 321-2Cementerio General 96Central Guatemala 207-67, 209Centro Cívico 71Centro Cultural La Azotea 110-11Centro Cultural Metropolitano 70Centro de Formación de la

Cooperación Española 96Centro Intercultural de

Quetzaltenango 161Centro Turístico Cueva de las Minas

233-4ceramics, pre-Columbian 47Cerro Alux 112Chagas disease 336chairlifts 206Chajul 156Champerico 193-4Chancol 179-80Chiabal 180Chiantla 179Chichicastenango 143-9, 144, 6chicken buses 330children, travel with 313-14

Guatemala City 73health 338useful phrases 344

Chiquimula 228-30, 229Chiquimulilla 204-5Chiquistepeque 195 Chisec 223cholera 334Christianity 40-1churches & cathedrals, see also

templesBasilica (Esquipulas) 233Capilla del Calvario 145-6Catedral de Santiago 93

Catedral Metropolitana 70Ermita de Santo Domingo de

Guzmán 215Iglesia de Nebaj 153Iglesia de San Francisco 94Iglesia de San Jacinto 171Iglesia de San Pedro 170Iglesia de Santo Tomás 145Iglesia del Espíritu Santo 160Iglesia Parroquial Santiago Apóstol

130-1Iglesia y Convento de La

Recolección 94Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra

Señora de La Merced 94Iglesia y Convento de Santa

Clara 95Iglesia y Convento de Santo

Domingo 95Metropolitan Cathedral 160Parroquia de San Lucas 129

cities, Maya 46Ciudad Tecún Umán 187Ciudad Vieja 111-12climate 12, 314climbing, see hikingCoatepeque 189Cobán 213-20, 214coffee 320

cultivation 217, 218fair trade 218tours 312

coffee farmsChicoj cooperative 216Finca El Cisne 251Finca Los Nietos 111Finca San Lorenzo 210Finca Santa Elena 194Finca Santa Margarita 216Nueva Alianza 193Reserva El Patrocinio 194

cofradías 148Cojolya Association of Maya Women

Weavers 131Colegio de San Jerónimo 94-5Colom, Álvaro 34comedores 52conservation 61consulates 317-18Copán (Honduras) 238-52, 239Copán Ruinas (Honduras) 245-51,

246Copán Site (Honduras) 239-45, 243costs 12-13, see also inside front covercounting system, Maya 24

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courses 314-16, see also language coursescooking 99dance 163weaving 135, 163, 315

crossed eyes 28Cuatro Caminos 157Cubulco 211Cueva de las Minas 233-4Cuevas de B’ombi’l Pek 223-4Cuevas de Candelaria 225-6Cuilapa 205culture 36-48customs regulations 316cycling, see bicycling

Ddangers 316-17

hitchhiking 330de León, Ramiro 33deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) 333deforestation 58dengue fever 334departmental boundaries 37departure tax 327diarrhea 337disabilities, travelers with 322diving

Santa Cruz La Laguna 142Dolores 271-2Dos Pilas 305drinks 50-2driver’s licenses 327driving, see car travelDVDs 312

Eearthquakes 62Eastern Guatemala 207-67, 209economy 38Edificio Rivera 160education 42El Baul hilltop site 196-7El Boquerón 255El Carmen 187El Castillo de San Felipe 254-5El Chal 295El Cristo Negro 234El Estor 255-6El Hato 111El Mirador 308-10El Oriente 227-38El Palmar Viejo 171El Perú (Waká) 306El Petén 268-310, 269

El Remate 284-7El Zotz 307-8electricity 312embassies 317-18emergencies, see inside front cover

useful phrases 341environment 56-62

books 56organizations 61-2parks & protected areas 58, 60, 59wildlife 56-7

environmental issues 58-9, 61, 133Escuintla 199Esquipulas 232-6, 233Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas

306Estación Científica Selempim 256Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 71Estanzuela 228Estrada Cabrera, Manuel 29etiquette 44

photographing people 320Evangelicalism 41events, see festivalsexchange rates, see inside front cover

Ffer-de-lance 57festivals 14, 318

Antigua 100Chichicastenango 147Cristo de Esquipulas 233, 234Feria de San Felipe 254Huehuetenango 177Momostenango 174Nebaj 155Panajachel 123Quetzaltenango 163Supango 113Totonicapán 173

fishing 200, 261Flores 272-82, 276flying pole ritual 211food 49-55, 318

books 50, 51internet resources 53useful phrases 54-5vegetarian & vegan travelers 53-4

Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas 226Fuentes Georginas 171

Ggalleries, see museums & galleriesGálvez, Mariano 28Garífuna people 261, 267

gay travelers 80, 318geography 56geology 56Gracias a Dios 184Grutas Actun-Can 283Grutas de Lanquín 221Grutas Rey Marcos 220-1Guatemala City 63-85, 66-7, 8

accommodations 74-6drinking 79entertainment 80-1food 76-9history 64safety 65, 68shopping 81sights 69-73tourist information 65tours 73-4travel to/from 84-5travel within 81-4

Hhealth 332-8

books 333insurance 332internet resources 332medical services 334traditional medicine 338useful phrases 341vaccinations 333

hepatitis 334-5Hermano Pedro de San José de

Bethancourt 94, 95hieroglyphics & writing, Maya 45Highlands 114-85, 115hiking 96, 312, see also volcanoes

El Remate 284Finca El Cisne 251Finca Ixobel 271Laguna Chicabal 175Los Sapos (Copán Ruinas) 247Nebaj 153-5Panajachel 122Parque Ecológico Corazón del

Bosque 130Quetzaltenango 161-2Salto de Chaliscó 211San Marcos La Laguna 140San Pedro La Laguna 135Santiago Atitlán 131-2Sendero Ecológico El Aprisco 172-3Sendero Natural 241Todos Santos Cuchumatán 181Volcán Cruz Quemada 205Volcán de Quetzaltepeque 232

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histoplasmosis 336history 21-35

Archaic period 21Arévalo & Arbenz 30civil war 30-3Classic period 23-4Estrada Cabrera & Minerva 29Guatemala today 34-5Independence 26-8internet resources 34, 35Jorge Ubico 29Liberal reform of Barrios 29Liberals & Carrera 28-9Peace Accords 33Postclassic period 24Preclassic period 21-2Spanish conquest 24-5

hitchhiking 330holidays 12, 318homestays 194, 312horseback riding 312

Antigua 97Chancol 179-80Copán Ruinas 247El Remate 284Establo La Ronda 110-11Finca El Cisne 251Finca Ixobel 271Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye 223Salto de Chaliscó 211Santiago Atitlán 132

Huehuetenango 175-9, 176hurricanes 62

IIglesia de San Francisco 94Iglesia de Santo Tomás 145Iglesia y Convento de La

Recolección 94Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra Señora

de La Merced 94Iglesia y Convento de Santa Clara 95Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo

95insurance

health 332travel 318-19vehicle 327

internet access 319internet resources 15

air tickets 327

ceramics 47food 53health 332history 34, 35language 39Maya people 25Maya textiles 48music 45textiles 47

itineraries 16-20Antigua 93

Iximché 117-18Ixlú 295Iztapa 199-201

Jjade 109, 320Jaibalito 141Jalapa 231jet lag 333-4Jocotenango 110-11juego de pelota 23

KK’anba Caves 222Kaqchiquel people 117kayaking

Lanquín 221Panajachel 122Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye 223San Pedro La Laguna 135Santa Cruz La Laguna 142

Kekchí people, see Q’eqchi’ people K’iche’ people 117, 150, 344-5K’umarcaaj 149-51

LLa Democracia 198La Mesilla 185Lago de Amatitlán 205-6Lago de Atitlán 116-43, 117

environmental issues 133Lago de Izabal 252-7Lago de Petén Itza 272Laguna Brava 184-5Laguna Chicabal 175Laguna Magdalena 180Laguna Petenchel 283Laguna Petexbatún 304-5Lagunas de Sepalau 223language 339-45

food glossary 54-5indigenous languages 38-40,

344-5, 39internet resources 39

language courses 314-15Aj Chi Cho Language Center 220Antigua 98-9Cobán 215Copán Ruinas 247Flores 276Huehuetenango 177Monterrico 202Nebaj 155Panajachel 122Quetzaltenango 162-3San Andrés 283San José 283San Juan La Laguna 139San Pedro La Laguna 135-6Santa Elena 276Todos Santos Cuchumatán 181-2

Lanquín 221-2Las Capuchinas 94Las Conchas 226-7Las Pirámides Meditation Center 139leather goods 320legal matters 319leishmaniasis 336leptospirosis 336-7lesbian travelers 318literature 44, see also booksLívingston 261-6, 262lookouts

El Mirador del Rey Canek 282El Mirador Juan Diéguez Olaverri

179Mirador El Cuartel 245-6

Los Arcos 210Los Baños 170Los Huistas 184Los Vahos 169

MMacanché 287Machaquilá 295magazines 312maize 49malaria 335Mam people 175, 176-7, 180, 345manatees 257Mapa en Relieve 70maps 319Mariscos 257markets, see also shopping

Chichicastenango 145, 6Mercado Central (Guatemala

City) 70Mercado de Artesanías (Guatemala

City) 72

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Salamá 208San Francisco El Alto 173Sololá 118

masks, wooden 321, 7Maximón 146Maya people

architecture 45-6ball games 23beauty 28books 43calendar 26-7, 285cities 46counting system 24hieroglyphics & writing 45internet resources 25juego de pelota 23languages 344-5, 39maize 49palo volador 211Popol Vuh 22, 145recreation 23religion 41-3textiles 48, 320-1traditional dress 138, 6, 7weaving 47-8, 7

Mazatenango 194measures 312, see also inside front

covermedical services 334Melchor de Mencos 300-1Menchú Tum, Rigoberta 32Mercado Central (Guatemala City) 70Mercado de Artesanías (Guatemala

City) 72metric conversions, see inside front

coverminibuses 331Mixco Viejo 211mobile phones 321-2Momostenango 173-4money 12-13, 319, see also inside

front coverMonterrico 201-4Morazán, Francisco 28mosquito bites 337-8motion sickness 333-4motorcycle travel 327, 329-30

driver’s licenses 327insurance 327rental 330safety 130

museums & galleriesCasa K’inich 246Casa MIMA 70Colección Dr Juan Antonio Valdez 296

La Galería 120-1Memorias Fragiles 245Museo Arqueológico 95Museo Arqueológico Regional 146Museo Balam 181Museo Colonial 95Museo Communitario Rabinal

Achi’ 210Museo Cultura Cotzumalguapa 197Museo de Arqueología Maya 245Museo de Arqueología y Etnología

191Museo de Arte 161Museo de Arte Colonial 93Museo de Arte Precolombino y

Vidrio Moderno 95Museo de Artes y Artesanías

Populares de Sacatepéquez 95Museo de Escultura 241, 244-5Museo de Historia Natural 72, 160Museo de la Farmacia 96Museo de los Niños 72Museo de Músicos Invisibles 70, 71Museo de Paleontología,

Arqueología y Geología Ingeniero Roberto Woolfolk Sarvia 228

Museo de Santiago 93Museo del Ferrocarril de los Altos

161Museo del Hermano Pedro 94Museo del Libro Antiguo 93Museo El Baúl 197Museo El Príncipe Maya 215Museo Ixchel 71Museo Ixkik’ 161Museo Katinamit 220Museo Lacustre Atitlán 120Museo Lítico 293Museo Maya Ixil 156Museo Maya Tz’utujil 134Museo Miraflores 72Museo Multicultural de Lívingston

262-3Museo Nacional de Arqueología y

Etnología 72Museo Nacional de Arte

Moderno 72Museo Nacional de Historia 70Museo Nacional de Historia Natural

Jorge Ibarra 72-3Museo Popol Vuh 72Museo Regional de Arqueología 198Museo Regional del Sureste de

Petén 271-2

Museo Santa Bárbara 274Museo Sylvanus G Morley 294Museo Tz’unun ‘Ya 134Quiriguá archaeological site 237Railway Museum 70San Jerónimo Museum 210

music 45Garífuna people 267

NNaj Tunich 271Nakum 300national parks & protected areas 58-

60, 59, see also biosphere reserves, biotopes, parks & gardensÁrea de Protección Especial Punta

de Manabique 261Cerro Cruz Maltín protected area

183Parque Hawaii 202Parque Nacional Cuevas de

Candelaria 225-6Parque Nacional Laguna Lachuá

224Parque Nacional Las Victorias 215Parque Nacional Mirador–Río

Azul 308Parque Nacional Río Dulce 264Parque Nacional Tikal 289Refugio Bocas del Polochic 256-7Reserva Natural Atitlán 121-2Reserva Natural El Manchón 189

Nebaj 153-6, 154Nentón 184newspapers 40, 312nightspots 52

Ooil painting, Tz’utujil 134onchocerciasis 337orchids 57, 215

PPacific Slope 186-206, 188Palacio de Justicia 71Palacio de los Capitanes

Generales 93Palacio del Ayunatamiento 93Palacio Nacional de la Cultura 69-70paleontology 228palo volador 211Panajachel 118-28, 120-1

accommodations 123-5activities 122courses 122

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Panajachel continueddrinking 127entertainment 127festivals 123food 125-6shopping 127sights 120-2tourist information 119tours 122-3travel to/from 127-8

paragliding 122, 313parks & gardens, see also biosphere

reserves, biotopes, national parks & protected areasParque Acuático Xocomil 192Parque Arqueológico Kaminaljuyú

71Parque Arqueológico Takalik Abaj

192-3Parque Central (Antigua) 92-4Parque Central (Guatemala City)

69-70Parque Central (Huehuetenango)

176Parque Central (Santiago Atitlán)

131Parque Centro Ámerica 158,160Parque Chatún 234Parque de Diversiones Xetulul 192Parque de Paz 131Parque Ecológico Corazón del

Bosque 130Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye 223Parque Ecoturístico Cascadas de

Tatasirire 231Parque Natural Canopy Calderas

73Parque Natural Guayaja 221Parque Natural Ixpanpajul 284Vivero Verapaz 215

Pascual Abaj 146Paseo de Los Museos 95Pasos y Pedales 72passports 322-3pastelerías 53Pastores 112phone cards 321photography 320Piedras Negras 306-7planning 12-15, see also itinerariesplants 57

Playa Grande 224-5Popol Vuh 22, 145Poptún 270-1population 38-40Portillo, Alfonso 33postal services 320pregnant travelers 338protected areas, see national parks &

protected areasPuerto Barrios 257-60, 259Puerto San José 199Punta de Manabique 260

QQ’eqchi’ people 261quetzals 56, 212Quetzaltenango 157-69, 159, 160

accommodations 163-5activities 161-2courses 162-3drinking 166-7entertainment 167festivals 163food 165-6shopping 167sights 158, 160-1tourist information 158tours 163travel to/from 167-9travel within 169volunteer work 168

Quiché 143-56Quiché people, see K’iche’ peopleQuiriguá 236-8, 236

Rrabies 335Rabinal 210rafting

Finca El Cisne 251Lanquín 221

Raxruhá 225Refugio Bocas del Polochic 256-7religion 40-3

Mormonism 288restaurantes 52restaurants 52-3Retalhuleu 190-1, 190Río Azul 308Río Dulce 252-4, 7Río Hondo 227-8Ríos Montt, Efraín 31, 33-4river blindness 337robbery 316-17Rosenberg, Rodrigo 34-5

SSacapulas 151-2safety 316-17

Antigua 92bus travel 329car travel 130Guatemala City 65, 68Lívingston 261-2motorcycle travel 130water 338

Salamá 208, 210-11Salcajá 171-2Salto de Chaliscó 211San Andrés 283San Andrés Xecul 172San Antonio Aguas Calientes 111San Antonio Palopó 129San Bartolo 295San Cristóbal Verapaz 220San Felipe 112San Francisco El Alto 173San Jerónimo 210San José 283-4San Juan Chamelco 220San Juan Comalapa 112San Juan del Obispo 112San Juan Ixcoy 182-3San Juan La Laguna 138-9San Lorenzo El Tejar 112San Lucas Tolimán 129-30San Marcos La Laguna 139-41San Martín Sacatepéquez 175San Mateo Ixtatán 183-4San Miguel 282San Miguel Chicaj 210San Pedro La Laguna 133-8Santa Catarina Palopó 128-9Santa Cruz del Quiché 149-51Santa Cruz La Laguna 141-3Santa Elena 272-82, 274Santa Eulalia 183Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 195-8, 196Santa María de Jesús 112Santa María Ixhuatán 205Santa Rita de Copán 251Santiago Atitlán 130-3Santiago Sacatepéquez 112-13Sayaxché 301-2scams 317scuba diving 223Semuc Champey 222-3, 8Serrano, Jorge 31-3shopping 320-1, see also marketsSipacate 198-9snake bites 338

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solo travelers 321Sololá 118Soloma 183spas & swimming pools

Luna Jaguar Spa Resort 251-2Retalhuleu 191San Pedro La Laguna 135

spelunking 313, see also cavessportfishing, see fishingsports 40Sumpango 112-13surfing 198-9sustainable travel 13, 15, 47, see also

GreenDexswimming pools, see spas &

swimming pools

TTakalik Abaj 192-3Takiliben May Wajshakib Batz 174taxis 330-1Tayazal 282Tecuamburro 205telephone services 321-2temples, see also churches &

cathedralsTemplo Abesta 158Templo de Minerva 161Templo el Calvario 215

textiles 47-8, 320-1, 7Cojolya Association of Maya

Women Weavers 131Cooperativa de Tejadores 220internet resources 47Salcajá 171San Antonio Aguas Calientes 111weaving cooperatives 150weaving courses 135, 163, 315

theft 316-17theme parks & water parks

Parque Acuático Xocomil 192Parque de Diversiones Xetulul 192Valle Dorado 227

Tikal 287-95, 290-1, 6Tilapita 187, 189time 322tipping 319Todos Santos Cuchumatán 180-2toilets 322Torre del Reformador 71Tortugario Monterrico 201-2, 203Tortugario Tilapita 189Totonicapán 172-3tourist information 322tours, see also walking tours

Antigua 99-100Cobán 216Copán Ruinas 247El Remate 285Flores 275-6Guatemala City 73-4Lívingston 263-4Panajachel 122-3Quetzaltenango 163Río Dulce 253, 264Santa Elena 275-6Santiago Atitlán 132Uaxactún 296-7

transportation 325-31useful phrases 343-4

travel to/from Guatemala 325-8travel within Guatemala 328-31trekking, see hikingTulate 194-5turtles

Tortugario Monterrico 201-2, 203Tortugario Tilapita 189

TV 312typhoid 335-6typhus 337Tz’utujil oil painting 134

UUaxactún 295-8, 297Ubico, Jorge 29United Fruit Company 237, 257-8Universidad de San Carlos 93-4Uspantán 152-3

Vvacations 12, 318vaccinations 333Valhalla Experimental Station 111-12Valle Dorado 227vegetarian & vegan travelers 53-4Victores, General Oscar Humberto

Mejía 31video systems 312visas 322-3Vivero Verapaz 215volcanoes 62, 6

Acatenango 96Agua 96, 111-12Cerro la Miraflores 205Cerro la Soledad 205Cerro Peña Blanca 205Chicabal 175Cruz Quemada 205de Ipala 230-1de Quetzaltepeque 232

Fuego 96Pacaya 96San Pedro 134-5Santa María 161-2Santiaguito 161-2Tajumulco 161Tolimán 131volcano ascents 96

volunteering 323Antigua 96-7El Remate 284Flores & Santa Elena 274Nebaj 155Quetzaltenango 168Santa Cruz La Laguna 142

Vuelo Extremo 192

Wwalking, see hikingwalking tours

Antigua 97-8, 97water parks, see theme parks & water

parkswater safety 338water sports 313, see also diving, kayak-

ing, rafting, scuba diving, surfingwaterfalls

El Rubi 251Lomo de Macho 211Los Siete Altares 263Pepajaú 183Salto de Chaliscó 211

weather 12, 314weaving 47-8, 7, see also textileswebsites, see internet resourcesweights 312, see also inside front coverwhale watching 202wildlife 56-7wildlife-watching 313

Biotopo Motnerrico-Hawaii 201El Remate 284Refugio Bocas del Polochic 256

women in Guatemala 43-4women travelers 323-4

health 338work 324

XXocomil 142X-Park 73

YYalambojoch 184-5Yaxhá 298-300, 299yellow fever 336

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accommodationsAaculaax (San Marcos La Laguna)

140Arca de Noé (Santa Cruz La

Laguna) 142Campamento Ecológico El Sombrero

(Yaxhá) 298Chiminos Island Lodge (Laguna

Petexbatún) 305Complejo Cultural de Candelaria

(Parque Nacional Cuevas de Candelaria) 225

Don Jerónimo’s (Aldea Chaneab) 220Earth Lodge (El Hato) 111El Retiro (Lanquín) 221Finca Chipantún (Laguna Lachuá)

224Finca Ixobel (around Poptún) 271Finca Tatin (around Lívingston)

266Fundary Ecolodge (Punta de

Manabique) 261Gringo Perdido Ecological Inn (El

Remate) 286

Hacienda San Lucas (Copán Ruinas) 249

Hacienda Tijax (Río Dulce) 253Hotel Ajau (Guatemala City) 74Hotel Backpacker’s (Río Dulce) 253Hotel Bambú (Santiago Atitlán)

132Hotel Catamaran (Río Dulce) 253Hotel Ecológico (El Estor) 256Hotel Ecológico Villa de los

Castellanos (Poptún) 270Hotel Isla Verde (Santa Cruz La

Laguna) 143Hotel Kangaroo (Río Dulce) 253Hotel Restaurant Ram Tzul

(Biotopo del Quetzal) 212Hotelito Perdido (around

Lívingston) 266Isleta de Gaia (around

Monterrico) 204La Casa de Don David (El Remate)

286Lagunita Creek Ecolodge (Around

Lívingston) 267

Oasis Chiyú (Las Conchas) 227Parque Ecológico Gucumatz

(Biotopo del Quetzal) 212Posada de Santiago (Santiago

Atitlán) 132Posada El Delfín (Lívingston) 265Posada Los Encuentros

(Panajachel) 125Posada Montaña del Quetzal

(Biotopo del Quetzal) 212Posada Rural Finca Chaculá

(around Nentón) 184Takalik Maya Lodge (Parque

Arqueológico Takalik Abaj) 193

eatingCapitán Tortuga (Flores) 280D’Noz (San Pedro La Laguna) 137Restaurante Buga Mama

(Lívingston) 266Xkape Koba’n (Cobán) 218

entertainmentCafé-Bar Ubafu (Lívingston) 266

ZZacapa 228Zaculeu 176-7zip lining 313

Copán Ruinas 247Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye 223

Tikal 294Vuelo Extremo 192

zoos & animal sanctuariesAutosafari Chapín 199Enchanted Wings Butterfly House

247

La Aurora Zoo 72Macaw Mountain Bird Park 246Parque Zoológico Minerva 161Tortugario Monterrico 201-2, 203Tortugario Tilapita 189

Zunil 170-1

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The following listings have all been selected by this book’s authors because they demonstrate an active sustainable-tourism policy. Some are involved in conservation or environmental educa-tion, and many are owned and operated by local and indigenous operators, thereby helping to support regional identity and culture.

We define sustainable tourism in three ways:Environmental – minimizes negative environmental impacts and, where possible, makes positive contributions.Socio-cultural – respects culture and traditions and fosters authentic interaction and greater understanding between travelers and hosts.Economic – has financial benefits for the host community and operates on the principles of fair trade.

We want to keep developing our sustainable-tourism content. If you think we’ve omitted someone who should be listed here, or if you disagree with our choices, contact us at www.lonelyplanet.com/feedback. For more information about sustainable tourism and Lonely Planet, see www.lonelyplanet.com/responsibletravel.

GREENDEX

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EXG R E E N D E X 359

shoppingTienda Grupo de Mujeres (Todos

Santos Cuchumatán) 182

sights & activitiesArcas (Monterrico) 202Cojolya Association of Maya

Women Weavers (Santiago Atitlán) 131

Comunidad Candelaria Caves (Parque Nacional Cuevas de Candelaria) 225

Cooperativa de Tejadores (around Cobán) 220

Cuevas de B’ombi’l Pek (around Chisec) 223

Enchanted Wings Butterfly House (Copán Ruinas) 247

Escuela Bio-Itzá (San José) 283Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas

(around El Perú) 306Estación Científica Selempim

(Refugio Bocas del Polochic) 256

Hamaca y Pescado Project (Chiquistepeque) 195

Lagunas de Sepalau (around Chisec) 223

Macaw Mountain Bird Park (Copán Ruinas) 246

Nueva Alianza (around Retalhuleu) 193

Old Town Outfitters (Antigua) 96

Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye (around Cobán) 223

Parq ue Ecoturístico Cascadas de Tatasirire (around Chiquimula) 231

Rasta Mesa (Lívingston) 263Reserva Natural Atitlán

(Panajachel) 121Sendero Ecológico El Aprisco

(Totonicapán) 172Unicornio Azul (Chancol) 179Valhalla Experimental Station

(around Ciudad Vieja) 111

sustainable travel ADETES (Lanquín) 221Centro Communitario Educativo

Pokomchi (around Cobán) 220Chicoj Cooperative (Cobán) 216Niños de Guatemala (Antigua) 97Rocjá Pomtilá Community

Tourism Project (around Laguna Lachuá) 224

toursAsociación de Guías de Ecoturismo

Rupalaj K’istalin (San Juan La Laguna) 138

Base Camp Tours (Copán Ruinas) 217

Comunidad Mucbilha’ (Parque Nacional Cuevas de Candelaria) 225

Jovenes Maya Kaqchikeles (San Marcos La Laguna) 140

Román Stoop (Todos Santos Cuchumatán) 181

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LookoutMountain, Volcano

National ParkWaterfall

Geographic

InformationBank, ATM

Hospital, MedicalInformation

Internet FacilitiesPolice Station

Post Office, GPOTelephone

Toilets

Point of Interest

TransportAirport, AirfieldBorder Crossing

Bus Station

General Transport

Taxi Rank

SleepingSleepingCamping

ShoppingShopping

EntertainmentEntertainment

DrinkingDrinking

Café

EatingEating

BeachCastle, Fortress

Christian

MonumentMuseum, Gallery

PoolRuin

Zoo, Bird Sanctuary

Surfing, Surf BeachTrail Head

Sights/ActivitiesSYMBOLS

Gas Station

Parking Area

Golf

CAPITAL (NATIONAL) Large City

Small City

CAPITAL (STATE) Medium City Town, Village

POPULATION

Building

Land

MarketArea of Interest

Campus ReservationPark

SportsUrban

Mall

ForestCemetery, Christian

Airport

Beach, Desert

AREA FEATURES

Marine ParkAncient Wall

Cliff

Regional, SuburbState, Provincial

InternationalBOUNDARIES

Swamp

Reef

MangroveWaterCanalIntermittent River

River, Creek

Mudflats

HYDROGRAPHY

TramMetroFerry Rail (Underground)

Rail

TRANSPORT

Walking Tour DetourWalking Tour

Walking Trail

One-Way Street

Tunnel

Unsealed Road

LaneTertiary

Secondary

Walking PathTrack

Under Construction

Primary

Mall/Steps

Pedestrian Overpass

ROUTESMAP LEGEND

Embassy/Consulate

QUICK REFERENCE SEE DIREC TORY CHAPTER FOR MORE PRAC TICAL INFORMATION

4TH EDITIONPublished Oct 2010First Published Jan 2001

USA $21.99UK £14.99

BUSINESS HOURSBanks 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat

Restaurants 7am-11pm (many close Sunday)

Shops 8.30am-noon & 2-6pm Mon-Sat

Exceptions are noted in specific listings.

TELEPHONETo dial listings in this book from outside Guatemala, dial the international access code, the country code, then the number. Guatemala has no regional, area or city codes; just dial the same eight-digit number from anywhere in the country.Guatemala country code %502

International access code %00

International collect calls %147120

Domestic collect calls %147110

Ambulance %125, 128

Fire %122,123

Police %120

Asistur (24hr tourist information & assistance) %1500

PHRASESHello. Hola.Goodbye. Adiós.Please. Por favor.Thank you. Gracias.

CONVERSIONS1in = 2.54cm1cm = 0.39in1m = 3.3ft = 1.1yd1ft = 0.3m1km = 0.62 miles1 mile = 1.6km

1kg = 2.2lb1lb = 0.45kg1g = 0.04oz1oz = 28g

1 imperial gallon = 4.55L1L = 0.26 US gallons1 US gallon = 3.8L1L = 0.22 imperial gallons

HOW TO USE THIS BOOKSleeping and Eating reviews are listed in budget order.For details of map symbols, see the Map Legend on the last page of this book.

% telephoneh opening hoursp parking availablea air-con availablei internet availableW wi-fi accesss swimming poolw wheelchair accessv good vegetarian selection

c child-friendly apt apartment d double rooms dm dorm beds r rooms s single rooms ste suites tr triple rooms

EXCHANGE RATESPrices in this book are quoted in Guatemalan quetzals (Q) unless otherwise stated. 1 quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos. For current exchange rates see www.xe.com.Australia A$1 Q7.45

Canada C$1 Q7.90

Euro zone €1 Q10.75

Japan ¥100 Q8.65

New Zealand NZ$1 Q5.70

UK UK£1 Q12.25

US US$1 Q8.00

PRICE RANGES Sleeping Eating

Budget <Q150 <Q40

Midrange Q150-400 Q40-70

Top end >Q400 >Q70

Accommodation prices in this book are full price in high season and include bathroom. Eating prices indicate the average cost of a main dish. Exceptions are noted in specific listings.

LONELY PLANET INDEX1L gas (petrol) Q8

1L bottled water Q10

Bottle of Gallo beer Q15

Chuchito (corn dough filled with spicy meat) Q5

Souvenir T-shirt Q50

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