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Guatemala

Essential Information
Currency:  $1 = 7.75 Quetzales
Power:  115-125V
Food and Drink:  see blog here
Festivals:  Nov 1 All Saints Day, Todos Santos, Kite Festival
Sales Tax:  12%
Tipping:  10%, don't tip taxis
Area:  108,890 sq km (approximately Louisiana)
Population:  7.3 million
Capital:   Guatemala City
Country Code:  502


Places to See
  • San Pedro La Laguna
  • Chichicastenango
  • Volcan de Pacaya
  • Panajachel
  • Antigua
  • Todos Santos Cuchumatan
  • Tikal Ruins

Places I Wish I'd Seen
  • Semuc Champey

Other
  • Crossing into Guatemala
  • Guatemalan Food and Drink
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  • ▼  2011 (52)
    • ▼  November (27)
      • Back to the States
      • Thoughts on Quintana Roo
      • Yucatan Food and Drink
      • Cancun, Mexico
      • Playa del Carmen, Mexico
      • Dos Ojos Cenote, Mexico
      • Tulum, Mexico
      • Crossing into Mexico
      • Thoughts on Belize
      • Belizean Food and Drink
      • Xunantunich Ruins, Belize
      • Tikal, Guatemala
      • Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave, Belize
      • San Ignacio, Belize
      • Tobacco Caye, Belize
      • Sailing to Tabacco Caye
      • Placencia, Belize
      • Crossing into Belize
      • Thoughts on Honduras
      • Honduran Food and Drink
      • Honduras in a Nutshell
      • Copan Ruinas, Honduras
      • Crossing into Honduras
      • Thoughts on Guatemala
      • Guatemalan Food and Drink
      • Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala
      • San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
    • ►  October (25)
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