Frommer S Guatemala 2011 3rd Edition Eliot Greenspan Instant Download
Frommer S Guatemala 2011 3rd Edition Eliot Greenspan Instant Download
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-guatemala-2011-3rd-edition-
eliot-greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-guatemala-1st-edition-eliot-
greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-costa-rica-2011-eliot-
greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-costa-rica-2006-eliot-
greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-costa-rica-2008-frommer-s-
complete-eliot-greenspan/
Frommer s Ecuador the Galapagos Islands Frommer s Complete
1st Edition Eliot Greenspan
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-ecuador-the-galapagos-
islands-frommer-s-complete-1st-edition-eliot-greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-ecuador-and-the-galapagos-
islands-2nd-edition-eliot-greenspan/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-chicago-2011-elizabeth-
canning-blackwell/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-alaska-2011-frommer-s-color-
complete-6th-edition-charles-p-wohlforth/
https://ebookfinal.com/download/frommer-s-germany-2011-5th-edition-
darwin-porter/
Frommer s Guatemala 2011 3rd Edition Eliot Greenspan
Digital Instant Download
Author(s): Eliot Greenspan
ISBN(s): 9781118025734, 1118025733
Edition: 3
File Details: PDF, 5.39 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
Guatemala
Guatemala
dramatic backdrop of Volcan de Agua. See chapter 6.
XIC
400 m
E
400 yds
GUATEMALA
LIZ
ME
BE
CAMPGROUND
EL MIRADOR
Santa Elena
Comedor
To Flores,
Imperio
NATIONAL PARK
Maya
Paxbán El Mirador Río Azul
Laguna Dos RÍO AZUL
FOR
CALLUM
200
MURPHY
NATIONAL
NOV 2006
200
LAGUNA Carmelita PARK
DEL TIGRE TIKAL
NATIONAL NATIONAL
ro
PARK Ped
Museum
PARK ze
Beli
Tikal Lithic
n Tikal
Sa Paso Tikal
Tikal Inn
El Naranjo Caballos Belmopan
Piedras
Visitor’s
E
Negras Lacandón
0
Laguna Lago Petén
0
Comedor
Center
SIERRA DEL Perdida Itzá Yaxhá Melchor de
Jaguar Inn
Mencos
the Inscriptions)
LACANDÓN
Mopán
PETÉN Flores
S
N
Us NATIONAL
um PARK
ac La Libertad Santa Ana
BELIZE
San
(Temple of
in
Sylvanus G. Morely
Museum
Temple VI
N
MEXICO Francisco
W
Reservoir
ta
s i ón Sayaxché Ju a n
Tikal
Pa
W E
n
Ixkun
Sa
El Ceibal
ilá
qu Poptún
Comitan
ha
S
Jungle Lodge
ac
M San Luis
Entrance
Gulf of
CA-1 Cancuén n Honduras
nc ué
Playa Ca
AY
Modesto
a n t ún
LAGUNA DE
Grande Sarstún Bahia de
EW
LACHUÁ Méndez Amatique
US
Nentón Barillas NAT'L PARK ú Puerto
hiy Livingston
Map
CA
L ac
Chisec C Barrios
El Golfete Río
EZ
HUEHUETENANGO San Luis Dulce
ND
Ixcán ALTA
Ch
ME
Soloma
ix
Complex Q
oy
Chajul n Lago
Cuilco Cobán C ah a b ó Izabal Morales
ua
QUICHÉ
ag
Group G
Santa Cruz
ot
c
Huehuetenango Uspantán Po Verapaz
Quiriguá l och i Los Amates M
House
Sweat
Reservoir
SAN Canillá
Hidden
N e g ro
Sta. Cruz BAJA Salamá
MARCOS TOTONICAPÁN ZACAPA
Group F
del Quiché VERAPAZ
Complex R
O
La Unión
O
Totonicapán Zacapa
NNGG
Chichicastenango
San Marcos EL PROGRESO Cabanãs Santa Rosa
O
NA
Reservoir
Quetzaltenango G
G
GUATEMALA de Copán
Palace
Guastatoya Copán
AN
TE
Group H
SOLOLÁ Sololá Chiquimula
AL
EN
Acropolis
Temple I
Acropolis
Esquipulas Nueva
CCHHII
Antigua
Central
Retalhuleu
CITY
South
SUCHITEPÉQUEZ SACATEPÉQUEZ Ocotepeque AY
El Progreso CAUSEW
RETALHULEU MALER
Acropolis
Siquinala Escuintla Jutiapa
Temple V
North
Pan-
Complex O
Champerico Tiquisate Cuilapa JUTIAPA Lago de
Ame
SEVEN TEMPLES
Tulate Valle
PLAZA OF THE
ESCUINTLA Taxisco ROSA Nuevo
rica
Semillero
WEST
n
Iztapa z
Causeway
wy
Complex P
Reservoir
Reservoir
Hw
Madeira
Sipacate Puerto
Complex M
San José Las Lisas
EL SALVADOR
Reservoir
Temple
Pyramid
San Salvador CA-1
San Vicente
AY
SEW
La Libertad
AY
PLAZA OF THE
LOST WORLD
AU
Puerto
AUSEW
C
El Triunfo
AY
SL
Palace
UD
PAC I F I C
Bat
MA
TOZZER
National Capital
El Mundo
Perdido
OCEAN
TIKAL
Departmental Capital
Complex N
Ancient Ruins
Temple IV
0 50 mi
0 50 km
Guatemala
3rd Edition
by Eliot Greenspan
Copyright © 2011 Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. No part of this publica-
tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec-
tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections
107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the
Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance
Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978/750-8400, fax 978/646-8600. Requests to the
Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111
River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201/748-6011, fax 201/748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/
permissions.
Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
and/or its affiliates. Frommer’s is a trademark or registered trademark of Arthur Frommer. Used under
license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not
associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
Front cover photo: Temple, Tikal, Guatemala © Aldo Pavan / AGE Fotostock, Inc.
Back cover photo: Santa Catalina Arch and Volcan de Agua Antigua Guatemala © Peter M. Wilson /
Alamy Images
For information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our
Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877/762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317/572-3993 or fax
317/572-4002.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may
not be available in electronic formats.
5 4 3 2 1
2 GUATEMALA IN DEPTH 16
Guatemala Today 16 Art & Architecture 24
Looking Back at Guatemala 17 Guatemala in Books,
THE MAYA CALENDAR 18 Film & Music 26
THE GARÍFUNA 22 THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF THE HUIPIL 26
5 GUATEMALA CITY 76
Orientation 76 Where to Dine 94
THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN BRIEF 80 What to See & Do 98
Getting Around 81 Outdoor Activities 104
FAST FACTS: GUATEMALA CITY 82 Shopping 105
ADOPTIONS IN GUATEMALA 85 Guatemala City After Dark 107
Where to Stay 85 Side Trips from Guatemala City 109
6 ANTIGUA 112
Orientation 113 Outdoor Activities 130
Getting Around 114 Shopping 132
FAST FACTS: ANTIGUA 116 GREEN WITH ENVY: THE HISTORY
Where to Stay 117 OF JADE 134
Index 292
Accommodations Index 303 Restaurant Index 304
AN ADDITIONAL NOTE
Please be advised that travel information is subject to change at any time—and this is
especially true of prices. We therefore suggest that you write or call ahead for confirmation
when making your travel plans. The authors, editors, and publisher cannot be held respon-
sible for the experiences of readers while traveling. Your safety is important to us, however,
so we encourage you to stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. Keep a close eye on
cameras, purses, and wallets, all favorite targets of thieves and pickpockets.
fun facts—details that make travelers more informed and their trips more fun
kids—best bets for kids and advice for the whole family
Gulf
N Paxbán El Mirador Río
of
Mexico EL MIRADOR Dos Lagunas Azul
Caribbean Laguna
I CO Sea del Tigre NATIONAL PARK RÍO AZUL
X BELIZE
E NATIONAL
LAGUNA
M
AS Carmelita PARK
NDUR DEL TIGRE TIKAL
HO NATIONAL NATIONAL
EL SALVADOR PARK PARK
ro
NICARAGUA
Pacific Ocean Ped Tikal
n 2
Sa Paso 2
Piedras El Naranjo
Negras Caballos 1
Tikal
Departmental Capital Lacandón
Laguna Lago Petén Yaxhá M
SIERRA DEL Itzá
Ancient Ruins Perdida M
LACANDÓN
Major Airport NATIONAL Flores
PETÉN
M op á n
Us
umPARK Santa Ana
ac
La Libertad San Francisco
in
ta
CA-13
si ón
Pa Sayaxché Juan Ixkun
n
MEXICO
Sa
El Ceibal
ilá
qu Poptún
ha
THE BEST OF GUATEMALA
ac
M San Luis
Cancuén én
n cu
Playa Ca
Rubelsanto Modesto
a nt ún
Grande Méndez S
10
Nentón Barillas Chisec iyú
Ch
L ac
Ixcán C VERAPAZ
n-
hi x
QUICHÉ 9 El Estor
eri
oy
n 12 Lag
ca
SAN
C uil
NA 16 Lake CHIQUIMULA
T E Chimaltenango GUATEMALA
LTE
Z AL Atitlán 18 Jalapa
QUET 19 CITY
MA
19 20 Esquipul
Retalhuleu Mazatenango
Ocós SACATEPÉQUEZ
RETALHULEU SUCHITEPÉQUEZ CA-9 El Progreso
Siquinala
alá
Escuintla Lago
Sa m
Sipacate Monterrico
OCEAN Las Lisas
Tikal 2
ag
ot
Yaxhá 3
M
i c
Poloch Los Amates 6
Copán 7
CA-9 Quiriguá
Quiriguá 6
ZACAPA
Takalik Abaj 17
Zacapa La Unión
Cabanãs Copán THE BEST CHURCHES, CONVENTS
a
Chiquimula
7
HONDURAS & MONASTERIES
CHIQUIMULA Catedral Metropolitana 20
a
8 Iglesia San Francisco 20
Esquipulas Convento de las Capuchinas 19
Iglesia La Merced 19
Lago
Iglesia de Santo Tomás 13
iapa de Iglesia de San Andrés Xecul 14
Güija
PA La Basilica 8
EL SALVADOR 0 40 mi
0 40 km
famous for their incredible arts and crafts, which they sell predominantly at local and
regional open-air markets. These markets are held in the central plazas of the coun-
try’s towns and cities. The twice-weekly market in Chichicastenango is the largest
and most famous of these open-air markets, with hundreds of stands selling every-
thing from handicrafts and flowers to household goods and furniture. See p. 169.
W Studying Spanish & Staying with a Local Family: Studying Spanish in a foreign
country is all the rage, and Guatemala is the perfect place to do it. In addition to the
wonderful surroundings and bargain prices, the Guatemalan accent is one of the
cleanest and easiest to master. All of Guatemala’s major tourist destinations have
Spanish schools, each of which offers the option of living with a local family while you
study. See the various destination chapters, as well as chapter 3, for more information.
W Watching the Sunrise from the Top of a Pyramid in Tikal: A visit to Tikal is a
remarkable experience on its own, but my favorite way to start a visit here is by
THE BEST OF GUATEMALA
catching the sunrise from the top of one of the pyramids. In addition to the ruins
and the rising sun burning through the rainforest mist, the surrounding jungle
comes to life with the cries of howler monkeys and the frenzied activity and calls
of awakening birds. See chapter 9.
W Cheering on Riders in the “Drunken Horse Race”: The tiny highland Maya town
of Todos Santos Chuchumatán holds one of the equestrian world’s oddest races
every November 1. The town’s “Drunken Horse Race” is a daylong event that
involves equal parts drinking and racing. The last rider (who’s highly intoxicated) left
on his horse is declared the winner. Riders fall, and numerous riders and spectators
end up lying in an unconscious stupor along the streets and walkways of the small
town. It’s hilarious, nerve-racking, and sad all at the same time. See chapter 8.
Our website is not just a platform for buying books, but a bridge
connecting readers to the timeless values of culture and wisdom. With
an elegant, user-friendly interface and an intelligent search system,
we are committed to providing a quick and convenient shopping
experience. Additionally, our special promotions and home delivery
services ensure that you save time and fully enjoy the joy of reading.
ebookfinal.com