Photo Gallery

Modern and Colonial Guatemala

Overlooking the city of Antigua Guatemala (above).

The main street in the city of Antigua Guatemala (below).

Antigua Guatemala was destroyed by an earthquake in 1773, forcing the people of Guatemala to move the capital city to its current location.

The old cathedral of Antigua Guatemala (below left).

Main street of Antigua (below right).

Antigua has 38 convents and temples and 15 oratories, one of them shown below.

The National Cathedral (below).

A religious procession during the celebrations of the Holy Week in Antigua (below).

The current capital of Guatemala, Guatemala de la Asuncion.

The National Palace (shown below) used to be the home to the president of Guatemala. Today, it is used as a workplace for the government.

The Living Maya Highlands

Lake Atitlan is the largest lake in Guatemala (shown below).

On the weeks before November 1st, huge kites are built and then flown during the celebration of "The Day of the Dead". People believe that the kite will carry the souls of the deceased to heaven.

A parade during the celebration of an important religious event.

The marketplace in Quiché has many goods for tourists, including traditional Guatemalan clothes (below).

Indigenous women wearing the traditional dresses of their hometowns.

A young girl weaves traditional dresses and then sells them to tourists (below).

Many talented artisans sell their goods at the marketplace, like this mask shop in Quiché.

The marketplace is a very busy location on weekends. Many people buy their food in places like this one, in Chichicastenango.

In the highlands of Guatemala there is a mixture between Catholicism...

... and traditional Mayan rituals.

Mayan Adventure

Back view of temple number 4 (above).

View from the top of temple number 4 (below).

View of the main area of Tikal, one of the most important Mayan cities (below).

One of the 3,000 temples and structures still standing in Tikal (above).

Front view of the most important temple, El Gran Jaguar or "The Great Jaguar" (below).

A Different Caribbean

Rio Dulce, a natural paradise (above).

Castillo de San Felipe was a fortress built by the Spanish in order to protect themselves from pirate attacks (below).

A view of the river, Rio Dulce (below).

Natural Paradise

Semuc Champey, a series of rivers, forests and caves (below).

Monja Blanca, or "White Nun", is the Guatemalan national flower, is native to this area and is very rare (below).

Caves, lagoons, white river rafting... Guatemala has everything for those with an adventurous spirit (below).

Undiscovered Guatemala

Esquipulas, one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Central America (below).

The Black Christ of Esquipulas (below).

Grape plantations of the area (above).

Tobacco plantations (below).

Pacific Coast

Black, volcanic sand covers the 250 kilometers of beach.

The sunset at the beach (below).

Most of the volcanoes in Guatemala have trails that make them easy to hike. The picture above is a picture of an active volcano.

There are 3 active volcanoes located about 60 km. away from the coast (below).

Amusement parks are a free service for the workers of private enterprises and their families, and they are paid by these enterprises (below).