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Introducing Guatemala
Travel Alert: Criminal activity is a problem in parts of Guatemala, see the Dangers & Annoyances section for details.
Guatemala is a magical place. If you’re into the Maya, the mountains, the markets or a million other things, you’re bound to be captivated. People come and they stay. Or they leave and return. There’s almost too much going on here, and even the shortest trip takes you completely different places, with new challenges and surprises. Students of Spanish flock to Antigua, a gorgeous town nestled between three volcanoes, while those travelers seeking the 'real Guatemala' might head to lesser known places like Lago de Izabal or Nebaj, a Maya village hidden in a remote fold of the Cuchumatanes mountains. And sooner or later, just about everyone ends up in the Highlands – Lago de Atitlán being an irresistable drawcard...
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Latest headlines for Guatemala
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No trial for Twitter 'panic' man
10 July 2009 8:45AM
An appeals court in Guatemala City says there is not enough evidence to try a man accused of using micro-blog Twitter to cause a financial panic.
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Honduras earthquake: Your stories
28 May 2009 5:54PM
BBC News website readers have been sending their accounts of the earthquake off the coast of Honduras.
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Guatemala murder scandal deepens
19 May 2009 9:50AM
Campaigners urge Guatemala's Congress to begin moves to try President Alvaro Colom amid a scandal sparked by a lawyer's murder.
