Western Highlands
Todos Santos' Catholic church is a modest whitewashed affair, but it's worth popping in to see the beautiful painted wooden ceiling, with its brightly…
Must-see attractions in Guatemala
Tikal
A smaller temple to the western side of El Mundo Perdido, dates from the Early Classic Period, and demonstrates Teotihuacán's influence, with its talud…
Guatemala City
The Universidad de San Carlos has a large, lush botanical garden on the northern edge of Zona 10. The admission includes the university's Museo de…
Iglesia y Convento de San Agustín
Antigua
Two blocks west of Parque Central, the stately facade of this building is just the shell of what was once a massive complex for the order of San Agustín,…
Antigua
Though little remains of this church on the northeast side of town, if you can't get enough of Antigua's religious ruins, it's worth a hike here to admire…
Lesser Astronomical Complex (Plaza C)
El Petén
Plaza C, the first group of buildings you come to on entering Yaxhá, is one of a pair of astronomical observatories; the Greater Astronomical Complex …
Tikal
Complejo M, next to Complejo P, was partially torn down by the Late Classic Maya to provide building materials for a causeway, now named after Alfred P…
Guatemala City
This museum hosts a jumble of historical relics with an emphasis on photography and portraits. Check out the carefully coiffed hairstyles of the 19th…
Santiago Atitlán
Here you’ll find a stone monument that commemorates Concepción Ramírez, the woman on the back of the 25 centavo coin, and a basin that contains a relief…
Estadio Nacional Dorotea Guamuch Flores
Guatemala City
Estadio Nacional Dorotea Guamuch Flores is the national stadium and plays host to football games, athletic conferences and big-name concerts.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Jorge Ibarra
Guatemala City
This natural-history museum, located behind the Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, has a large collection of dissected animals.
Guatemala City
It's interesting to visit this bank building, which bears relief sculptures by Dagoberto Vásquez depicting his country's history.
Western Highlands
The town hall serves as both seat of government and entertainment center: a striking band shell is built into the balcony.
Tikal
Grupo H, northeast of Complexes P and M, with one tall, cleared temple, had some interesting graffiti within its temples.
El Petén
A complex of palatial structures from which Yaxhá's aristocracy could watch the games going on in the ball court below.
The Pacific Slope
Retalhuleu's church occupies pride of place in the middle of the plaza, and is a useful landmark to orient yourself by.
Flores & Santa Elena
Flores' stately town hall, just below the Parque Central, is the place where citizens go to conduct official business.
Guatemala City
A spectacularly strange medium-scale reproduction of the Eiffel Tower, plonked down in the middle of Zona 9.
Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepcion
Caribbean Coast
Puerto Barrios' cathedral is probably one of the least-visited in the country.
El Petén
An unremarkable part of the site, located to the east of the North Acropolis.
Guatemala City
The city hall contains a huge mosaic by Carlos Mérida, completed in 1959.
Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Guatemala
Aloof from the traffic of Jocotenango's main thoroughfare stands the church, as it has for centuries, its peach facade graced by baroque columns and…
Panajachel
The Town Hall (Municipalidad), which stands behind the church in the center of town, is Panajachel's seat of government and handles administrative…
Western Highlands
This immense new church with two basilicas dominates the centre of Soloma – its immense gaudy statues on the exterior of the Virgin, St Peter and recent…
Quetzaltenango
A neoclassical structure near the northeast corner of Parque Centro América, the Edificio Rivera has been handsomely renovated (complete with fast-food…
Quetzaltenango
The Altiplano's signature instrument is given pride of place at the center of this iconic traffic circle on the east end of town.
The Pacific Slope
Turn here if you are looking for the Museo Cultura Cotzumalguapa.
