"I am standing in the centre of Tikal’s Great Plaza and the heat from its monumental temples is washing over me in waves. In its 600 AD heyday the plaza, with its weather-beaten pyramids, palaces, courtyards, tombs and altars, was the centre of..."
The Best Travel Writing About Guatemala
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Guatemala and general Guatemala travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Guatemala
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Mirador, Guatemala: Lost City of the Maya
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Jini Reddy
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Guatemala
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Central America
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In Guatemala Now
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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Guatemala
"For most Guatemalans, Mayan is their first language. The language of home. Spanish is simply the language of school and business but in some areas isn’t spoken at all. But that’s also why Guatemala is rated by those who..."
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Baby Snatchers
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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Guatemala
"It’s assumed the baby will be sold on the black market to a childless Western couple and it’s probably one reason why tourists are advised against photographing children in this country. The locals don’t like it. Unfortunate for..."
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Too Chicken
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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Guatemala
"No no no no no. We are not going to travel by chicken bus. Even though they’re the cheapest and fastest form of transport in all Guatemala (the whole country for less than the price of lunch back home). Even though they’re as bright..."
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Cooked
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Yvonne Van Dongen
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Guatemala
"It’s always tricky being a guest in someone else’s house. A delicate balance between obligation and relaxation. It’s no different, we discover, when you pay for bed and board as part of a homestay/language school experience in..."
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Blue mornings
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Fiona Dunlop
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Guatemala
"Lago de Atitlan: Morning mists over this stunning Guatemalan lake take on a cool blue tinge, creating a luminous veil over fishermen’s canoes and cloud-shrouded volcanoes. Each Mayan villages around the lake has a different identity and..."
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Secrets of the Lost World
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Mark Eveleigh
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Guatemala
"A Guatemalan radio station once ran a brief news report on a team from a certain European museum who were, with full government approval, transporting artefacts from the ancient city of Tikal to the airport in the capital. The announcement..."
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King of the Hill
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Mark Eveleigh
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Guatemala
"In a patch of sunlight at the end of Chichicastenango’s cobbled main street a bus was spilling its colourful human cargo onto the pavement. It was a typical up-country Guatemalan bus: a canary-coloured hand-me-down from good ol’ Uncle..."
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Before You Die: The Ruins of Tikal
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Andrew Ferree
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Guatemala
"Before us, tower the restored ruins of Tikal, which more than 2.000 years ago was a blooming town with at least 10.000 inhabitants, in the very heart of North Guatemala draped in the vast green of El Petén. Tikal is still..."
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Before You Die: The Grand Jaguar
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Tom Brosnahan
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Guatemala
"Deep in Guatemala's jungle province of El Peten, climb the Temple of the Grand Jaguar (44 m) as chattering parrots flock to nearby trees and monkeys shriek in the jungle canopy, awaiting the main event: moonrise."
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