Guatemala · Things to do
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- 2 places
The National Palace and Kaminaljuyú
The National Palace of Culture, visited on guided tours only from Monday to Friday, and the Kaminaljuyú archaeological park, whose hours are unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Museums of the capital
The hours of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Dress come from its own website. The details for the Popol Vuh Museum and MUNAE come from the Ministry of Culture's directory and the press, and each card notes what doubts remain.
- 5 places
CNPAG monuments
Five colonial convents and colleges in La Antigua, with one fee and one timetable, on a single walking route through the city.
- 2 places
Museums of La Antigua
The Casa Santo Domingo Archaeological Museum and the Colonial Art Museum are in La Antigua. Their hours are unconfirmed.
- 3 places
Volcanoes near La Antigua
Acatenango, Pacaya and Agua have unconfirmed status. INSIVUMEH publishes bulletins on volcanic activity. The 13 October 2026 bulletin says that it is dangerous to stay on the plateau because of the risk of falling ballistic material from Fuego volcano, and warns that it is prohibited to approach the La Meseta and El Camellón areas of Acatenango, stay or camp in them, because of the danger of falling incandescent ballistics. On Pacaya, the same bulletin advises not to climb to the crater of the Mackenney cone or walk on the lava flows or fissures of the west flank.
- 3 places
Colonial churches and ruins
San José Cathedral, La Merced and San Francisco el Grande are in central La Antigua. The cathedral, on the east side of the Plaza Mayor, has the ruins of the old Santiago cathedral behind it; La Merced is Baroque and its complex holds the 18th-century Fuente de Pescados, and San Francisco el Grande has the tomb of Santo Hermano Pedro and, next to it, the Santo Hermano Pedro Museum of Religious Art. All three have unconfirmed visiting hours and status.
- 3 places
Nearby towns
Ciudad Vieja, the village of San Juan del Obispo and Santa María de Jesús are Sacatepéquez towns near La Antigua and have no opening hours. Ciudad Vieja, to the south-west, has a square that marks the founding of the second city of the Kingdom of Guatemala, and San Juan del Obispo, to the south, has the religious art museum in the residence of Bishop Francisco Marroquín, whose hours and admission are unconfirmed. Santa María de Jesús, also to the south, is one of the starting points for climbing Agua volcano according to CONAP; that climb has unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
Lake Atitlán
San Pedro volcano, with unconfirmed hours and fee, and the Atitlán Nature Reserve, which publishes its hours and fee on its website.
- 2 places
Chichicastenango and Iximché
The Santo Tomás church and the market are in Chichicastenango, and the Iximché archaeological site is in Tecpán. None has confirmed visiting hours.
- 8 places
Lake towns
The Lake Atitlán towns and Calle Santander in Panajachel, grouped by how you reach them: by road to the east or by boat to the rest of the shore.
- 3 places
Viewpoints and hikes
Above San Juan La Laguna are the Kaqasiiwaan viewpoint and Rostro Maya (Indian Nose), at the top of Cerro K'istalin: according to San Juan's tourism website, the first is about a 25-minute walk and the second about 2 hours up from the town. Next to San Marcos La Laguna, the Cerro Tzankujil Nature Reserve has trails, viewpoints, swimming spots and a platform for jumping into the lake, according to INGUAT. All three have unconfirmed status and fees. For Rostro Maya, San Juan's tourism website advises going with a local guide; in 2019 two tourists died in falls near the viewpoint (Prensa Libre). Tzankujil is best in the morning, while the lake is calm.
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Chichicastenango beyond the market
In Chichicastenango, besides the Santo Tomás church and the market, there are the El Calvario chapel, across the square facing Santo Tomás, where Catholic and ancestral rites are practised together; the Regional Museum, by the square, home of the Regional Archaeological Museum since 1949 according to the Ministry of Culture; the cemetery, west of the centre, known for its tombs painted in bright colours; and Pascual Abaj, on a hill on the outskirts, a Maya altar held sacred by the K'iche'. All four have unconfirmed status and hours. El Calvario, the cemetery and Pascual Abaj are in use: do not photograph ceremonies or people without permission, and for Pascual Abaj INGUAT recommends going with accredited local guides.
- 2 places
Volcanoes and lakes
Santa María volcano and Chicabal lake have unconfirmed status. INSIVUMEH's bulletin of 3 October 2026 keeps the ban on going within 5 km of the Santiaguito domes; the Santa María summit is about 2.5 km from the Santiaguito point it publishes, and whether the climb is permitted has not been confirmed.
- 2 places
Xela and Zunil
The Natural History Museum is in central Quetzaltenango, and Fuentes Georginas is in Zunil. Their hours and fees are unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Tikal and Uaxactún
Tikal, with hours and fees from the Ministry of Culture, and Uaxactún, whose entry is added to the Tikal one.
- 3 places
Yaxhá and the Sayaxché sites
Yaxhá is in the north-east, and Ceibal and Aguateca are by the Sayaxché rivers. All three have unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
El Mirador and Cerro Cahuí
The El Mirador expedition, only with commissions authorised by CONAP, and the Cerro Cahuí biotope, beside Lake Petén Itzá.
- 3 places
Río Dulce and the Golfete
Río Dulce National Park, San Felipe fort and the Chocón Machacas biotope have unconfirmed status. The biotope can only be reached by boat.
- 2 places
Livingston and Cerro San Gil
The Siete Altares waterfalls, near Livingston, and the Cerro San Gil reserve, run by FUNDAECO.
- 2 places
Quiriguá and El Estor
The Quiriguá archaeological park is in Los Amates, and the hot-spring waterfall at Finca El Paraíso is in El Estor. Their details are unconfirmed.
- 2 places
Semuc Champey and Lanquín
Semuc Champey and the Lanquín caves are in the same municipality and have unconfirmed hours and fees.
- 2 places
Cloud forest and waterfalls
The Quetzal Biotope, which publishes its hours and fees, and the Chilascó waterfall, in the Sierra de las Minas.
- 2 places
Northern Alta Verapaz
Laguna Lachuá and Las Conchas are in northern Alta Verapaz and have unconfirmed status.
- 2 places
Tak’alik Ab’aj and Sipacate–Naranjo
The Tak’alik Ab’aj archaeological park, which publishes its hours and fees, and the mangroves of Sipacate–Naranjo National Park, with unconfirmed status.
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