Traveling to Guatemala:
Information about Guatemala
Guatemala is a fascinating country and there's plenty of information on the web — from travel guides to Mayan and modern history to daily newspapers:
- CIA World Fact Book: Guatemala
- Guatemala's vital statistics, from geography to politics and economy — by the people who should know ...
- Guatemala Maps
- Collection of various Guatemala maps by the Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Goodtimebob's Travel Site and Internet Carwash
- An excellent hands-on, common sense guide by a traveler who has visited Guatemala since the 1970s. Highly recommended!
- Mostly Maya: An Exploration of Travel Among the Maya
- Mostly Maya is an excellent guide to traveling the Mayan areas of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. The author has visited those areas since 1983 and has put together an impressive collection of information, photos and resources for anyone interested in Mayan history and culture. Focus on budget travel.
- Eve Andersson's Photos of Guatemala
- Pages and pages of wonderful photos of Guatemala, including Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Chichicastenango, Tikal, and other destinations.
- Travel Lake Atitlan in Guatemala
- Lake Atitlan is famous for its natural beauty and colorful Mayan villages. Atitlan.com is both a travel magazine and a guide to hotels on the most beautiful lake in the world.
- Santiago Atitlan
- Information about the town of Santiago Atitlan on the south shore of Lake Atitlan, the culture and history of the Tzutujil Maya, local businesses and social projects.
- Maya Paradise
- Comprehensive information about tourist and cruiser services, ecology, history, geography, maps and travel information for the Rio Dulce and surrounding areas.
- Coban, Alta Verapaz
- Guide to Coban and the Verapaz region including Semuc Champey and Lanquin.
- Xelapages
- Guide to Quetzaltenango (a.k.a. Xela) and the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
- History of Guatemala
- Mostly about the period from 1944 to the present.
- Cities of the Maya
- Description and photos of the most important Mayan Cities of the Classic Period.
- The Mayan Calendar
- Description of the calendar systems in use during the Classic Period.
- Guatemala Volcanoes and Volcanics
- Comprehensive information about all major volcanoes in Guatemala and the geological processes that created them. By the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Prensa Libre
- One of Guatemala's leading daily newspapers. Spanish.
- Siglo XXI
- Another well-respected daily newspaper. Spanish.
- Revue Magazine
- Free monthly magazine based in Antigua Guatemala. Mostly English, some Spanish articles.