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Terraced turquoise pools among dense forest at Semuc Champey.

Guatemala · Las Verapaces

Semuc Champey and Lanquín

Semuc Champey and the Lanquín caves, in the same municipality; both have unconfirmed hours and fees.

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    Semuc Champey Natural Monument

    San Agustín Lanquín, Alta Verapaz. The pin is the attraction in OpenStreetMap, tagged with Wikidata; it is not the entrance.11.7 km in a straight line from the regional map centre

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    A natural monument in San Agustín Lanquín (Alta Verapaz) run by CONAP, 12 km from Lanquín according to CONAP.

    Status not confirmed with CONAP: the hours come from its listing, with no visible date, and the fee from its 2021 schedule, which Prensa Libre (June 2025) repeats. CONAP's listing recommends a 4x4 in the rainy season; Prensa Libre (21 June 2025) reported that the 12.18 km stretch to Semuc was paved in April 2025. The current state of the road is not confirmed.

    Source: CONAP – Monumento Natural Semuc Champey · 2026 · +2

    Practical details and sources
    Entry
    Foreign visitors Q50; Guatemalan adults Q30 and children Q10; Lanquín residents exempt; camping Q10 per tent and parking Q10, according to CONAP's fee schedule (2021).
    Hours
    Monday to Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., according to CONAP.

    Nearby: Lanquín caves (6.2 km)

    Sources: CONAP – Monumento Natural Semuc Champey · CONAP – Tarifario Semuc Champey (2021) · Prensa Libre – Semuc Champey atrae más turistas (21 jun. 2025)

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    Lanquín caves

    Lanquín, Alta Verapaz. The pin is the national park in OpenStreetMap; it is not the cave mouth.9.7 km in a straight line from the regional map centre

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    Limestone caves next to Lanquín, from which many bats emerge at night, run by the Municipality of Lanquín, according to the Ministry of Culture's directory.

    Hours and fee not confirmed with the Municipality: they come from the Ministry of Culture's directory, with no visible date.

    Source: SIC (Ministerio de Cultura) – Grutas de Lanquín · 2026

    Practical details and sources
    Entry
    Guatemalans Q20, foreign visitors Q30 and children Q10, according to the Ministry of Culture's directory.
    Hours
    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., according to the same directory.

    Nearby: Semuc Champey Natural Monument (6.2 km)

    Sources: SIC (Ministerio de Cultura) – Grutas de Lanquín

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