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Republic of Guatemala - Republica de Guatemala

Departments in Guatemala [ departamentos ]: Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa.

Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south of the continent of North America, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

The country is bordered by Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.

Capital City of Guatemala: Guatemala City


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Hostels Guatemala

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Hotels in Guatemala

 Guatemalaweb.com
 Quetzalnet.com
 Xelapages.com

 Expedia.com
 Hotels.com 

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Tour Operators / Travel Agents 

 Saca Tours - see Archaeological Tours of Guatemala
Tikal, Tikal and Ceibal, Tikal and Uaxactum, Tikal / Ceibal and Uaxactum, Copan and Quirigua, Copan / Quigua and Rio Dulce
 Allegro Holidays - Great cities of the Mayan Empire [ Honduras / Guatemala ]
Let your imagination fly, leaving behind concrete jungles, the noise of cars and the stress of big cities. Go in search of tranquility and the grandeur of an ancient civilization. Discover, among the thick tropical forests of El Peten, the legacy of the Mayas: temples and palaces, hidden for centuries by jungle growth. Tikal, Quirigua and Copan, names as exotic as the Mayan cities or the toucans and Spider Monkeys which guard the secrets learned from the stars and the gods.
Allegro Holidays is a specialty tour operator offering intriguing and unique tours for intellectually demanding travelers. Most of the packages are available all year round and can be customized to your specific needs.
 Tara Tours [ CT ] - Exotic destinations in Central and South America



Travel Guides Guatemala / Related books

Travel Guides Guatemala

 Guatemala, Belize and Yucatan / Lonely Planet - Conner Gorry, Danny Palmerlee, Lucas Vidgen
Paperback 500 pages (November 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 1741040159
 Guatemala / Lonely Planet Regional Guide - Susan Forsyth, John Noble
etails on finding Mayan archaeological sites off the usual tourist path, great coffee and hot showers are included in this guide, as well as activities, and a Mayan and Spanish glossary of terms.
Paperback 328 pages (January 23, 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 174059293X
 Backpackers' Latin America: Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala 
Caroline Lascom (Editor), Peter Hutchison (Editor), Claire Boobbyer (Editor)
Hit the trail and get the best bits from of Latin America! This new guide, in our new series of guides to established backpacker routes, takes on Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Perfect for a late career break and for those looking to experience something out of the ordinary, Backpackers' Latin America Vol 2 is chock-full of tips, advice and suggestions to get the most out of your trip. With extensive planning tools in the lengthy and readable 'Essentials' section, this guide will help you uncover the real essence of travelling!
Paperback 400 pages (March 25, 2005); Publisher: Footprint Handbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 1904777287
 Maya World: Guatemala, Belize, Southern Mexico / Rough Guide 
Peter Eltringham, Iain Stewart, John Fisher
This handbook to the Mayan region presents informed advice on exploring the coral atolls, the rainforest and nature reserves and the region's colonial architecture. Also featured are insider recommendations on where to stay, eat and drink, whatever your budget, plus shopping in the village markets.
Some three thousand years ago, nomadic tribes began to settle deep in the Mesoamerican rainforests, establishing the foundations of the most sophisticated ancient civilization on the American continent. The land they chose, which we know today as the Maya World, extends through southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and a sliver of El Salvador and Honduras. It's an astonishingly diverse environment, with the hot, scrub -forested plain of the Yucatán peninsula in the north blending gradually into the lowland jungle of the centre, and in the south a spectacular mountainous region, studded with volcanoes and crater lakes and draped with pine and cloudforests. While the southern coastline is pounded by the Pacific Ocean, gentler Caribbean waters lap the white-sand beaches and coral islands that fringe the region's eastern shores.
Paperback 624 pages (November 29, 2001); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1858287421
 Antigua Journal
 Infoguate.com

Transport / How do I travel to Guatemala

 Guatemala Airport - Guatemala City La Aurora 

 Aero Caribe Airline
 Grupo Taca Airline

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - Flights to Guatemala

 Linea Dorada - Coach Line
 Magic Bus - Coach Line

 Online map of Guatemala [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]
 The Rough Guide Map Guatemala and Belize 
This detailed, double-sided topographical and touring map shows both Guatemala and Belize at sufficiently high scale to be of practical assistance for hiking and local visits. Guatemala's rainforest, highlands and lakes (together with good parts of western Honduras and most of northern El Salvador) are shown in graphic detail , so whether you're visiting Tikal - the largest Mayan pyramid site - or just figuring out a way of avoiding Guatemala City, this map should serve you well. Belize is covered on the same scale, with full coverage of every offshore island along the country's famous reef and all the eco-tourism venues of the interior. The map is printed on rip-proof, waterproof paper.
Map 1 pages (October 30, 2003); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843532336


Links 

 Travel Insurance - online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Guatemala - official site for tourism in Guatemala
Recognized by the Guatemala's Tourist Comission. Everything you need to discover this wonderful country, as well as all the services available for tourists, entering by Topics of Interest, Regions or by a specific Search of a destination. You may also order a CD-ROM with detailed information about Guatemala.

 Congreso de la Republica de Guatemala - Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

 Guatemala City - Capital City of Guatemala

 Alta Verapaz
 Baja Verapaz
 Chimaltenango
 Chiquimula
 El Progreso
 Escuintla
 Guatemala
 Huehuetenango
 Izabal
 Jalapa
 Jutiapa
 Peten
 Quetzaltenango
 Quiche
 Retalhuleu
 Sacatepequez
 San Marcos
 Santa Rosa
 Solola
 Suchitepequez
 Totonicapan
 Zacapa

 Antigua
 Chichicastenango
 Copan
 Lake Atitlan - Lago Atitlan
 Lake Peten - Lago Peten
 Rio Dulce
 Tikal

 Ecomaya.com
 Maya Spirit
 Mayaparadise
 Mayaruins.com
 Paper - Prensa Libre 
 Paper - La Hora 

Cuisine - Guatemala Cooking recipes

 Guatemala Recipes

History of Guatemala

Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)

From the 4th to the 11th century, the lowlands area of the Peten region of Guatemala was the heart of the flourishing Maya civilization.

After the collapse of the lowland states, the Maya states of the central highlands continued until conquered by the Spanish, who first arrived in 1523 and colonised the area.

 Guatemala's History - Wikipedia
Pre-Columbian Guatemala, The Era of Spanish Rule, The 19th Century, The Early 20th Century, The "Ten Years of Spring", Civil war, 1986 to 2000, The 21st Century.
 Maya Civilization - about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization
The Maya are people of southern Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador) with some 3,000 years of history.
 The History of Guatemalan Coffee - Regina Wagner
After it emerged as a market commodity in the 18th century, coffee was easily adapted to cultivation in the highlands of Central America. Guatemala in particular has relied on coffee cultivation as a part of its economic identity: it has been a premier export crop for over 300 years. The importance of coffee to the country lies in the large labour investment in each stage of production. The book covers agricultural, social, and cultural aspects of coffee culture in Guatemala in old photographs, charts, tables and maps. Wagner's work shows how Guatemala has met the economic complexity to which this product is subject, and why coffee remains the solid foundation crop of the country today.
Hardcover 224 pages (December 30, 2001); Publisher: Villegas Asociados S.A.; Language: English; ISBN: 9588156017

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Music of Guatemala
Native traditional music stems from the culture of the Maya people, and has been modified by the influx of Spanish and West African immigrants beginning in the 16th century. The marimba is the most important instrument, and is used to play a variety of kinds of music, including both local folk and internationally well-known and sophisticated popular music...
 Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala [ Studies in Latin American & Caribbean Music ] 
Sergio Navarrete Pellicer
For the Achi, one of the several Mayan ethnic groups indigenous to Guatemala, the music of the marimba serves not only as a form of entertainment but also as a form of communication, a vehicle for memory, and an articulation of cultural identity. Sergio Navarrete Pellicer examines the marimba tradition -- the historical confluence of African musical influences, Spanish colonial power, and Indian ethnic assimilation -- as a driving force in the dynamics of cultural continuity and change in Rabinal, the heart of Achi culture and society . By examining the performance and consumption of marimba music as complementary parts of a system of social interaction, religious belief, and ethnic identification, Navarrete Pellicer reveals how the strains of the marimba resonate with the spiritual yearnings and cultural negotiations of the Achi as they try to come to terms with the political violence and economic hardship wrought by their colonial past.
Paperback 320 pages (August 31, 2005); Publisher: Temple University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 1592132928

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