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Introduction
201km (125 miles) NW of Guatemala City; 90km (56 miles) S of Huehuetenango The highland burg of Quetzaltenango is the second-largest city in Guatemala, with a population of more than 300,000. Like Chichicastenango, this was and still is a... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Bus -- Several bus lines provide regular service in comfortable modern buses throughout the day between Xela and Guatemala City. LÃneas Américas (tel. 502/2232-1432 in Guatemala City, or 502/7761-4587 in Xela) has buses le... Continue reading »
Quetzaltenango Travel Experiences
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RuÃnas de Utatlán
3 hours of bouncing around in a camioneta (old american school buses) takes us to the chaotic plaza of Santa Cruz del Quichè, the regiona... Continue reading »
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Lago de Atitlan
The buses in Guatemala are all the old Bluebirds we rode in elementary and middle school in the States except each one has a random theme... Continue reading »
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Finca La Florida
Went to volunteer at this Finca as it has a very interesting background.A group of campesinos at a neighbouring farm grew tired of workin... Continue reading »
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Xela & San Francisco El Alto
Xela is often described as being akin to an grim industrial town in the north of England, which is maybe why I felt so at home in Xe... Continue reading »
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Panajachel, Guatemala
After spending the day in Antigua, my friends and I boarded a van and headed out to the town Panajachel, which is on Lago de Atitlan.&nbs... Continue reading »
