Guatemala

Bus in San Cristobal de las Ca
The recent past of this small country in Central-America is very unhappy. Internal wars have lead to a very bad economic situation, that leaves large parts of the population in poor conditions.

The most impressive monument of Guatemala, and probably of whole Central-America, is Tikal. This ancien Mayan site in the jungle near Flores has become a major tourist attraction, and can of course also be found on the Worldheritage List.

In 1997 I visited Guatemala, together with its neighbour Mexico. Though definitely less Spanish than Mexico, what I saw didn't warm me for a longer trip through Central-America. Probably I will never visit the third Worldheritagesite in Guatemala, Quirigua.

List of world heritage sites in Guatemala

Site nameEntered
Tikal National Park1979
Antigua Guatemala1979
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua1981

Tentative list of Guatemala

  • Castle of San Felipe de Lara
  • Naj Tunich Cave
  • National Park Sierra del Lacandón
  • Protected area of Lake Atitlán
  • Route of the Agroindustry and the Architecture Victoriana
  • Route of the Franciscan Evangelisation
  • Route of the Peace and National Identity
  • Route of the to Dominique Evangelisation
  • Sierra De Las Minas Biosphere Reservation
  • The Core of the Mayan Area
  • The Cuenca Mirador
  • The Cultural Triangle
  • The Green Route of Verapaz
  • The Manglares Route of Pacific Coast of Guatemala
  • The Mayan-Olmecan Encounter
  • The Route of The Rivers
  • Town of Chichicastenango
  • Visis Cabá National park and Triangulo Ixil Vernacular Architecture