Central America - Guatemala (PDF Chapter)

This is the Guatemala chapter from Lonely Planet’s Central America guide-book.

Central America’s most diverse country captivates travelers with its amazing landscapes and a culture that reaches back centuries. If you’re into the Maya, mountains, markets, kicking back lakeside or exploring atmospheric pre-Columbian ruins and gorgeous colonial villages, you’re bound to be entranced.

• sidestep the tour groups to find out for yourself why Tikal is Guatemala’s number-one tourist attraction
• maps
• eat, drink and sleep well, study Spanish and climb volcanoes in cosmopolitan and pictur-esque Antigua
• transport
• see another side of Guatemala in Lívingston
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Guatemala City, Antigua, Parque Central & Around The Highlands, Lago de Atitlán, Chichicastenango, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Nebaj, Uspantán, Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Todos Santos Cuchumatán, The Pacific Slope, Retalhuleu, Champerico, El Paredón, Monterrico, Central Guatemala, Salamá & Around, Biotopo del Quetzal, Cobán & Around, El Oriente, Chiquimula, Esquipulas, Quiriguá, Lago de Izabal, Puerto Barrios, Lívingston, El Petén, Sayaxché, Ceibal, Flores & Santa Elena, El Remate, Tikal, Uaxactún, Yaxhá, El Mirador, Understand Guatemala, Guatemala Today, History, Culture, Arts, Landscape & Wildlife, Survival Guide.