Wanderlust UK – September 2019

GUATEMALA

92 wanderlust.co.uk September 2019

HOWTO

DRESS

InGuatemala’s

highlands,daytime

andnighttime

temperaturescan

varydramatically,

solayersarekey

ifyouwanttostay

coolinthedayand

warmatnight.

1

Antigua

Central America’s most

captivating colonial city is

lanked by three volcanoes.

2

Tikal

The lost city’s towering Maya

temples and grand plazas loom

out of a lush tropical setting.

3

Lake Atitlán

One of the world’s most

beautiful lakes is fringed with

volcanoes and Maya villages.

4

Chichicastenango

A mist-wreathed highland

town famed for its colourful

twice-weekly market.

5

Nebaj & the

Ixil Triangle

Three highland towns o€ering

excellent trekking and a wealth

of traditional Maya culture.

6

El Mirador

This jungle-shrouded ‘lost

city’ can be reached by a long

hike or (if you’ve got the cash to

spare) a short helicopter ride.

7

Livingston

Take a boat ride down the

Río Dulce to the home of the

Garifuna, a Caribbean people

expelled from St Vincent in the

1800s, who later settled here.

Guatemala wild highlights

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Map illustration by Scott Jessop; Trek Guatemala

Planningguides

 Guatemala Travel Guide

Archive article

 ‘Coee, chocolate and colossal

volcanoes in Antigua’ – issue 129

 ‘El Mirador, Guatemala: Lost City

of the Maya’ – issue 105

Visit http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/199

More online

Into the wild
The jungle-scape of
Guatemala makes
for incredible treks

US$130 (£100) per day if staying
in a comfortable hotel, eating at
better restaurants and taking tours.
A more luxurious escape will set
you back upwards of US$200 (£160)
a day. Tip around 10% in restaurants.

Accommodation
In Antigua, Casa Encantada
(casaencantada-antigua.com) is
a leafy boutique hotel with a garden
courtyard and B&B doubles from
US$115 (£91). Also in Antigua, Villa
Colonial (villasdeguatemala.com),
is well-located and has an outdoor
pool; B&B doubles from US$85 (£68).
In Lake Atitlán, Casa Palopó
(casapalopo.com) in Santa Catarina
Palopó has a pool and lakeside
views; doubles from US$197 (£157).
In Chichicastenango, Hotel Santo
Tomás (hotelsantotomas.com.gt)
is a short walk from its namesake
church and has B&B doubles from
US$95 (£75), while Hotel Museo
Mayan Inn (mayaninn.com.gt) has
something of a colonial vibe, with
B&B doubles from US$100 (£80).

Food & drink
The national dish is pepián, a rich,
spicy stew with meat, potato and

squash; wash it down with a Gallo

beer or award-winning rum Zacapa.

Round o€ with tres leches, a sponge

cake soaked in three forms of milk.

Further reading &

information

Guatemala (Lonely Planet, 2016)

http://www.visitguatemala.com – o¥icial

tourism board site

http://www.pintandoelcambio.com/eng

• Pintando Santa Catarina Palopó