Tourism

If you’re planning your trip to the ‘Land of Eternal Spring’, one of the first questions that come to mind after packing is: How do I pay for my things there? Living here and having come from the cobbled streets of Antigua to the most remote villages of Huehuetenango, I’ve seen many travelers frustrated in […]

If you’re planning your trip to Guatemala, surely you’ve seen photos of the Arch of Santa Catalina in Antigua or sunrise on Lake Atitlan. But there is something that the photos do not show you: traffic and transportation logistics. As someone who lives here and who has traveled these roads hundreds of times (and that

Hello traveler! If you’re reading this, it probably your trip to Guatemala is about and, between the excitement of seeing the Lake Atitlán or the ruins of Tikal, there has emerged a small voice of concern in your head: ‘What am I going to eat? Am I going to get sick in the stomach?’. Living

Guatemala is a country that steals your heart, but if you do not come prepared, you can also give a scare to the pocket. Living here, I’ve seen it all: from friends that bend one ankle down the volcano Acatenango to travelers who end up with a stomach infection for ignoring the advice of ‘don’t

Live in Guatemala has allowed me to see this country from two angles: that of the local who knows where to find the best ‘shuco’ for 15 quetzales and guide-improvised for friends who come from Europe or the united States looking for the most unique experiences in the Lake Atitlán. If you’re planning your trip

Guatemala is a country that grabs you. As someone that runs along its cobbled streets, breathe in the air of its volcanoes, and has thoroughly researched the current situation to this end of 2025, I can tell you that the answer is not a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It is a ‘yes, but with knowledge’.