Guatemala Itinerary – The Best of Guatemala in One Week (Podcast)

Hear about traveling to Guatemala as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Metenosky from brooklyntropicali.com about this Central American region that retains drawing her back.

Susan claims, “It’s a put that just keeps pulling me back again in and I experience like can never ever get plenty of of it. It is these types of a loaded culture and such an attention-grabbing put. So when I began traveling whole time, I finished up going again all over again for a for a longer time period of time for two, a few months. There is so considerably to see and learn and do. I think you can do and understand so significantly in just a week’s time.”

“The region has this sort of a abundant lifestyle. About 50 percent the populace is indigenous. The Maya culture is  the strongest ethnic team there. On the other hand, within the Mayan tradition, there is at the very least 20 or extra distinctive ethnic groups and languages. You have every little thing from tropical coasts and rainforest up to super substantial mountains, there’s a volcano which is almost 14,000 feet, lots of high lands jungle. There’s so considerably to see and expertise and then also just the background. It has such a very long history. There is a genuinely important Mayan archaeological web site there to visit.”

For a week long trip  Susan suggests browsing three various areas: Tikal, Antigua, and Lake Atitlán.

Tikal is in the northern portion of the region. It is 1 of the largest and most significant of the Mayan ruins. It covers above 200 square miles in the middle of the jungle. You will have Mayan heritage but also wildlife like spider monkeys at Tikal. Most persons will do Tikal in a a person of two day guided tour from the close by island city of Flores. Tikal is a UNESCOWorld Heritage  site.

Antigua is the aged colonial cash of Guatemala. The town is in a stunning area surrounded by volcanoes. The cash was moved from Antigua for the reason that the city is matter to earthquakes. What is still left is a UNESCO web page, a beautiful city truly worth exploring. Susan also recommends some close by hikes which includes 1 to a of a volcano.

Lake Atitlán is a lake in the caldera of an ancient tremendous volcano. It is ringed with a variety of small villages identified for their crafts, specially textiles. Some of the villages are known for yoga retreats, some for murals, but all of them offer breathtaking sights over this attractive lake. The temperature is temperate because the lake is at about 5,000 ft in altitude. The way to get all around amongst the villages is by boat.

Susan recommends a climb up to The Mayan Nose just before dawn as a single of the most attractive spots in the region. 

If you have more time, Susan recommends a vacation to Semuc Champey which is a collection of stepped, turquoise swimming pools in the center of the jungle. The web site is beautiful but can choose an whole day to get to by bus.

Once again if you have extra time, the town of Quetzaltenango (Xela) offers a starting off stage for multi-day hikes of Tajumulco, which is the tallest of Guatemala’s volcanoes. 

Surfers could want to include some time on Guatemala’s lesser Caribbean coastline near Livingston and Río Dulce.

If Guatemala is not nevertheless on your bucket list… then you have not listened to this episode. 

*At 15:10, Susan interprets “Finca La Azotea” improperly as “Farm of the Village”. She claims the suitable translation must be “The Rooftop Farm or Estate”.

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Display Notes

BrooklynTropicali.com
Guatemala
Tekal de Venegas Municipality
Antigua Guatemala – UNESCO Planet Heritage Centre
Lake Atitlán
Tikal
Flores, Petén
Antigua Guatemala
Cerro de la Cruz (Antigua)
Hike Pacaya Volcano
Finca La Azotea – The Espresso Metropolis
Panajachel
Villa Sumaya – Retreat and Wellness resort, Lake Atitlan
San Juan la Laguna
Chichicastenango
Santa Catarina Palopo
Tour to Mayan Nose
Semuc Champey
Quetzaltenango
Tajumulco Volcano Hike Tours
Volcán Tajumulco
Livingston, Guatemala
Río Dulce, a Countrywide Park in Guatemala
Guatemala Itinerary – 1 7 days Guatemala Vacation to Tikal, Antigua + Lake Atitlan: Vacation Daydreaming

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