I went there last year and had a great time. I suggest you stay in the
City as little as possible, unless you really like the city
atmosphere. I went to Panajachel and thought it was very beautiful and
very inexpensive. Dinner for 3$ US. It is on a nice lake in a crater.
You can easily spend a few days there.
Antigua is beautiful - good shopping and there is an excellent coffee
roastery in town. It is a Spanish town. Excellent restaurants too. If
I were to go, I would probably make my base camp in Antigua and do
trips to the other places.
If you want to go shopping, there is market day in Chichicastenango. I
wouldn't stay there, but do a day trip from Pana or Antigua on market
day.
I ran into people that went to Tikal and thought it was the best part
of their trip. I plan on going there next time I go.
Don't expect nice beaches, it is not a touristy place yet due to the
civil war they had for many years.
Be careful - there is a lot of crime. I did not have any problems, but
it can happen to anybody.
I adopted my son there last year and can't wait to go back and
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