• Who said death had to be dreary? - colorful Chichicastenango cemetery

    Who said death had to be dreary? - colorful Chichicastenango cemetery

    © Pascale Beroujon

  • Trend-setter: bronze and gold star teeth are fashionable with indigenous men

    Trend-setter: bronze and gold star teeth are fashionable with indigenous men

    © Ryan Fox

  • Panajachel's Calle Santander in the blue pre-dawn light: not a gringo in sight

    Panajachel's Calle Santander in the blue pre-dawn light: not a gringo in sight

    © Ryan Fox

Guatemala: Overview

Despite its past turmoil and political instability, travelers are returning to Guatemala because it offers Central America in concentrated form: its volcanoes are the highest and most active, its Mayan ruins the most impressive, its earthquakes the most devastating and its history decidedly intense.

FAST FACTS

Full name

Republic of Guatemala

Currency

Quetzal, GTQ (Q)

Population

13100000

Languages

  • Spanish (official)

Time zone(s)

  • GMT/UTC: -6

Voltage

115V-125V

Hertz

60Hz

Plugs

  • Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades

    Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades

  • American-style plug with two parallel flat blades above a circular grounding pin

    American-style plug with two parallel flat blades above a circular grounding pin

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