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351 INDE X a Acatenango, Volcán 96 Accommodations 311-12, See Also © Lonely Planet 351 Index A Aguateca 304-5 ATMs 319 Acatenango, Volcán 96 Cancuén 226 Autosafari Chapín 199 accommodations 311-12, see also Ceibal 302-4, 303 individual locations Chuitinamit 132 B farmstays 194 Copán Site (Honduras) 239-45, 243 Balneario Cecilinda 220 useful phrases 340 Dos Pilas 305 Balneario Chulamar 199 activities 312-13, see also individual El Baul Hilltop Site 196-7 Balneario Las Islas 220 activities El Chal 295 Balneario Likín 199 Acul 156 El Mirador 308-10 banana export 237 agrotourism 194 El Perú (Waká) 306 bargaining 320 Agua Caliente 251-2 El Tintal 309 Barrios, Justo Rufino 29 Agua, Volcán 96, 111-12 El Zotz 307-8 bathrooms 322 Aguateca 304-5 Ixcún 272 beaches 18 air travel 325-7 Iximché 117 Champerico 193-4 air fares 325-7 Ixlú 295 Chiquistepeque 195 airlines 325 K’umarcaaj 149-51 Monterrico 201 airports 325 Los Sapos 247 Pacific Slope 195 to/from Guatemala 325-7 Machaquilá 295 Playa Blanca 263 within Guatemala 328 Mixco Viejo 211 Playa El Chechenal 282 INDEX Aldea Chajaneb 220 Monte Alto (La Democracia) 198 Playa Quehueche 263 Almolonga 169-70 Naj Tunich 271 Sipacate 198-9 ambulance services, see inside front Nakbé 309 Tilapita 187, 189 cover Nakum 300 Tulate 194-5 animal bites 337 Parque Arqueológico Kaminaljuyú 71 beauty ideals, Maya 28 animal sanctuaries, see zoos & animal Parque Arqueológico Takalik Abaj Bethancourt, Hermano Pedro de San sanctuaries 192-3 José de 94, 95 animals 56-7, see also individual animals Quiriguá 236-8, 236 bicycling 312, 328 Antigua 86-113, 88-9, 5 Río Azul 308 Antigua 97 accommodations 100-4 San Bartolo 295 around Antigua 112 activities 96-7 Sayaxché 301-2 Panajachel 122 courses 98-9 Tayazal 282 Quetzaltenango 162 drinking 107-8 Tikal 287-95, 290-1, 6 Bilbao Stones 197 entertainment 108-9 Topoxté 298 biosphere reserves, see also biotopes, festivals 100 Tuj K’man Txun 181 national parks & protected areas, food 104-7 Uaxactún 295-8, 297 parks & gardens history 87 Wajxaklajunh 183-4 Reserva de Biosfera Maya 61, 307 itineraries 93 Wakná 309 Reserva de Biosfera Sierra de las safety 92 Xulnal 309 Minas 256-7 shopping 109 Yaxhá 298-300, 299 biotopes, see also biosphere reserves, sights 92-6 Zaculeu 176-7 national parks & protected areas, tourist information 92 architecture 45-7 parks & gardens tours 99-100 area codes, see inside front cover Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 284 travel to/from 109-10 Arévalo, Juan José 30 Biotopo del Quetzal 211-13 travel within 109-10 art galleries, see museums & galleries Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii 201 walking tours 97-8, 97 arts 44-8, see also individual arts birds 56-7, 212 Antiguo Colegio de la Compañía de Asociación de Guías de Ecoturismo bird-watching 313 Jesús 96 Rupalaj K’istalin 138 Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii 201 Arbenz, Colonel Jacobo 30, 237 Asociación de Rescate y Conservación Copán Ruinas 247 archaeological sites 228 de Vida Silvestre 282-3 El Remate 284 352 INDEX (B-C) bird-watching continued insurance 327 Catedral Metropolitana 70 Estación Biológica Las rental 330 Ermita de Santo Domingo de Guacamayas 306 safety 130 Guzmán 215 Finca El Cisne 251 Caribbean Coast 252-67 Iglesia de Nebaj 153 Macaw Mountain Bird Park 246 Carrera, Rafael 28-9 Iglesia de San Francisco 94 Punta de Manabique 260-1 Casa de la Cultura Totonicapense 172 Iglesia de San Jacinto 171 Refugio Bocas del Polochic 256 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals Iglesia de San Pedro 170 Reserva de Biosfera Sierra de las caves, see also spelunking Iglesia de Santo Tomás 145 Minas 256 Comunidad Candelaria 225-6 Iglesia del Espíritu Santo 160 Tikal 294 Cueva de las Minas 233-4 Iglesia Parroquial Santiago Apóstol boat travel 328, see also kayaking Cuevas de B’ombi’l Pek 223-4 130-1 books 14, 15, see also literature Cuevas de Candelaria 225-6 Iglesia y Convento de La architecture 46 Grutas Actun-Can 283 Recolección 94 art 46 Grutas de Lanquín 221 Iglesia y Convento de Nuestra birds 57, 58 Grutas Rey Marcos 220-1 Señora de La Merced 94 environment 56 K’anba Caves 222 Iglesia y Convento de Santa food 50, 51 Ceibal 302-4, 303 Clara 95 health 333 cell phones 321-2 Iglesia y Convento de Santo history 21, 23, 29, 30 Cementerio General 96 Domingo 95 Maya people 43 Central Guatemala 207-67, 209 Metropolitan Cathedral 160 Maya textiles 47 Centro Cívico 71 Parroquia de San Lucas 129 wildlife 57 Centro Cultural La Azotea 110-11 cities, Maya 46 border crossings 327-9 Centro Cultural Metropolitano 70 Ciudad Tecún Umán 187 Anguiatú 232 Centro de Formación de la Ciudad Vieja 111-12 Benemérito de las Américas 301 Cooperación Española 96 climate 12, 314 Bethel 301 Centro Intercultural de climbing, see hiking El Ceibo 301 Quetzaltenango 161 Coatepeque 189 INDEX El Florido 239 Centro Turístico Cueva de las Minas Cobán 213-20, 214 El Salvador 205 233-4 coffee 320 Entre Ríos 263 ceramics, pre-Columbian 47 cultivation 217, 218 Frontera Corozal 301 Cerro Alux 112 fair trade 218 La Palma 301 Chagas disease 336 tours 312 La Técnica 301 chairlifts 206 coffee farms Melchor de Mencos 301 Chajul 156 Chicoj cooperative 216 breakbone fever 334 Champerico 193-4 Finca El Cisne 251 bus travel 330 Chancol 179-80 Finca Los Nietos 111 bushwalking, see hiking Chiabal 180 Finca San Lorenzo 210 business hours 313 Chiantla 179 Finca Santa Elena 194 Chichicastenango 143-9, 144, 6 Finca Santa Margarita 216 C chicken buses 330 Nueva Alianza 193 cafés 52 children, travel with 313-14 Reserva El Patrocinio 194 cafeterías 52 Guatemala City 73 cofradías 148 Cakchiquel people, see Kaqchiquel health 338 Cojolya Association of Maya Women people useful phrases 344 Weavers 131 cake shops 53 Chiquimula 228-30, 229 Colegio de San Jerónimo 94-5 calendar, Maya 26-7, 285 Chiquimulilla 204-5 Colom, Álvaro 34 camping 312 Chiquistepeque 195 comedores 52 Cancuén 226 Chisec 223 conservation 61 canopy tours, see zip lining cholera 334 consulates 317-18 car travel 327, 329-30 Christianity 40-1 Copán (Honduras) 238-52, 239 driver’s licenses 327 churches & cathedrals, see also Copán Ruinas (Honduras) 245-51, temples 246 000 Map pages Basilica (Esquipulas) 233 Copán Site (Honduras) 239-45, 243 000 Photograph pages Capilla del Calvario 145-6 costs 12-13, see also inside front cover Catedral de Santiago 93 counting system, Maya 24 INDEX (C-H) 353 courses 314-16, see also language El Remate 284-7 gay travelers 80, 318 courses El Zotz 307-8 geography 56 cooking 99 electricity 312 geology 56 dance 163 embassies 317-18 Gracias a Dios 184 weaving 135, 163, 315 emergencies, see inside front cover Grutas Actun-Can 283 crossed eyes 28 useful phrases 341 Grutas de Lanquín 221 Cuatro Caminos 157 environment 56-62 Grutas Rey Marcos 220-1 Cubulco 211 books 56 Guatemala City 63-85, 66-7, 8 Cueva de las Minas 233-4 organizations 61-2 accommodations 74-6 Cuevas de B’ombi’l Pek 223-4 parks & protected areas 58, 60, 59 drinking 79 Cuevas de Candelaria 225-6 wildlife 56-7 entertainment 80-1 Cuilapa 205 environmental issues 58-9, 61, 133 food 76-9 culture 36-48 Escuintla 199 history 64 customs regulations 316 Esquipulas 232-6, 233 safety 65, 68 cycling, see bicycling Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas shopping 81 306 sights 69-73 D Estación Científica Selempim 256 tourist information 65 dangers 316-17 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 71 tours 73-4 hitchhiking 330 Estanzuela 228 travel to/from 84-5 de León, Ramiro 33 Estrada Cabrera, Manuel 29 travel within 81-4 deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 333 etiquette 44 deforestation 58 photographing people 320 H dengue fever 334 Evangelicalism 41 health 332-8 departmental boundaries 37 events, see festivals books 333 departure tax 327 exchange rates, see inside front cover insurance 332 INDEX diarrhea 337 internet resources 332 disabilities, travelers with 322 F medical services 334 diving fer-de-lance 57 traditional medicine 338 Santa Cruz La Laguna 142 festivals 14, 318 useful phrases 341 Dolores 271-2 Antigua 100 vaccinations 333 Dos Pilas 305 Chichicastenango 147 hepatitis 334-5 drinks 50-2 Cristo de Esquipulas 233, 234 Hermano Pedro de San José de driver’s licenses 327 Feria de San Felipe 254 Bethancourt 94, 95 driving, see car travel Huehuetenango 177 hieroglyphics & writing, Maya 45 DVDs 312 Momostenango 174 Highlands 114-85, 115 Nebaj 155 hiking 96, 312, see also volcanoes E Panajachel 123 El Remate 284 earthquakes 62 Quetzaltenango 163 Finca El Cisne 251 Eastern Guatemala 207-67, 209 Supango 113 Finca Ixobel 271 economy 38 Totonicapán 173 Laguna Chicabal 175 Edificio Rivera 160 fishing 200, 261 Los Sapos (Copán Ruinas) 247 education 42 Flores 272-82, 276 Nebaj 153-5 El Baul hilltop site 196-7 flying pole ritual 211 Panajachel 122 El Boquerón 255 food 49-55, 318 Parque Ecológico Corazón del El Carmen 187 books 50, 51 Bosque 130 El Castillo de San Felipe 254-5 internet resources 53 Quetzaltenango 161-2 El Chal 295 useful phrases 54-5 Salto de Chaliscó 211 El Cristo Negro 234 vegetarian & vegan travelers 53-4 San Marcos La Laguna 140 El Estor 255-6 Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas 226 San Pedro La Laguna 135 El Hato 111 Fuentes Georginas 171 Santiago Atitlán 131-2 El Mirador 308-10 Sendero Ecológico El Aprisco 172-3 El Oriente 227-38 G Sendero Natural 241 El Palmar Viejo 171 galleries, see museums & galleries Todos Santos Cuchumatán 181 El Perú (Waká) 306 Gálvez, Mariano 28 Volcán Cruz Quemada 205 El Petén 268-310, 269 Garífuna people 261, 267 Volcán de Quetzaltepeque 232 354 INDEX (H-M) histoplasmosis 336 ceramics 47 language courses 314-15 history 21-35 food 53 Aj Chi Cho Language Center 220 Archaic period 21 health 332 Antigua 98-9 Arévalo & Arbenz 30 history 34, 35 Cobán 215 civil war 30-3 language 39 Copán Ruinas 247 Classic period
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