Guatemala City Features

Guatemala City Features

• A Bit of History
  

  Guatemala City exists only because of the 1773 earthquake that leveled nearby Antigua. Authorities decided once and for all to move their capital... read more

• Kaminaljuyú
  

  Who says you can't find Mayan ruins in the metropolitan area? From 300 BC to AD 900, an early Mayan city of some 50,000 people flourished in... read more

• Mapa en Relieve
  

  Mapa en Relieve. If you want to get the lay of the land before you head out to the country, this unusual relief map depicts Guatemala's precipitous... read more

• Safe and Secure in the Old City
  

  The congested streets of Zona 1 have a reputation, not completely undeserved, for being unsafe—many visitors avoid downtown Guatemala City... read more

• Day Trip from Guatemala City
  

  The lovely colonial city of Antigua remains the most popular day excursion from Guatemala City for tourists and residents alike—the latter... read more