Caribbean Coast
A statue of a dockworker; this is a favorite landmark and monument in the town.
Must-see attractions in Guatemala
Parque Arqueológico Kaminaljuyú
Guatemala City
Containing remnants of one of the first important cities in the Maya region, this park is just west of 23a Av and is some 4km west of the city center. At…
Caribbean Coast
The fortress and castle of San Felipe de Lara, El Castillo de San Felipe, about 3km west of Río Dulce town, was built in 1652 to keep pirates from looting…
Guatemala
In 1976 a major earthquake caused widespread devastation in Comalapa and took the lives of 3500 inhabitants. The Iglesia San Juan Bautista, the town's…
El Petén
At Parque Natural Ixpanpajul you can ride horses, mountain bikes or tractors, or zip line your way through the jungle canopy. The big attraction is the…
Museo Regional del Sureste de Petén
El Petén
Displaying some important finds from southern Petén sites, this small museum is the main draw of Dolores, a town 25km north of Poptún along the CA13. The…
Chichicastenango
Even on non-market days, the covered market on the north side of the square buzzes with activity. The fresh produce on display is a reflection of…
El Petén
On an island near the far (south) shore of Laguna Yaxhá is Topoxté, a Late Postclassic archaeological site, with ruined temples and dwellings – some 100…
Centro Turístico Cueva de las Minas
Central & Eastern Guatemala
This has a 50m-deep cave (bring your own light), grassy picnic areas and the Río El Milagro, where people come for a dip and say it's miraculous. The cave…
Quetzaltenango
This monumental arch that greets all visitors on the road into Xela commemorates the 1897 Quetzalteca Revolution, a short-lived uprising in the city…
Quetzaltenango
The natural history museum holds a hodgepodge of Maya artifacts, vintage photos, dried leaves, old coins, marimbas, sports trophies, stuffed mammals and…
Chichicastenango
Chichi's archaeology museum holds the collection of Hugo Rossbach, a German who served as the town's Catholic priest until his death in 1944. It includes…
Antigua
In the garden outside this convent is a poignant statue of Hermano Pedro, the revered saint whose shadow looms large in Antigua. It was here that he died…
Panajachel
Inside the Hotel Posada de Don Rodrigo, this museum has displays on the history of the Atitlán region and the volcanic eruptions that created its…
San Pedro La Laguna
This museum focuses on the history of the Tz'utujil people and geology of the region, with a film on the formation of the lake and an interesting gallery…
Guatemala City
Pride of Zona 4 (actually straddling its borders with Zonas 1 and 5) is the Centro Cívico, a set of large government and institutional buildings…
Guatemala City
Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, technical skill and invention, was a favorite of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Her park is a placid place, good…
Quetzaltenango
The Municipalidad, at the northeastern end of the park, was rebuilt after the 1902 earthquake in the grandiose neoclassical style so favored as a symbol…
Lago de Atitlán
Housed atop the elaborate Swiss-built clock tower that fronts the city hall, the museum is devoted to photograph exhibits and the clock mechanism itself,…
Guatemala City
To the rear of the ground floor of the palacio de correos (post office), you'll find a surprisingly avant-garde cultural center, hosting art exhibitions,…
Museo del Ferrocarril de los Altos
Quetzaltenango
This museum covers the ambitious rail project that connected Quetzaltenango to the Pacific coast but operated for just three years, from 1930 to 1933…
Antigua
Until recently the city prison, this edifice was initially built as a convent for the Carmelite order from Lima, Peru. Much of the interior was shattered…
El Petén
This largely unexcavated complex consists of two identical pyramids facing each other across a lawn. Similar to one of the arrangements at Tikal, it is…
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…
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.
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.
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.
