The following excerpt is from a March 21, 2010 article published by the Telegraph UK. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
Chris Moss offers a guide to Guatemala, ahead of this year’s celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Latin America’s fight for independence.
Guatemala was once a major block of New Spain, the viceroyalty that spread from Central America up into Texas and California, across to Florida and the Caribbean, down to Nicaragua and eastwards to the Philippines. It later lost control over Chiapas, Nicaragua and other territories. Guatemala’s official day of independence is September 15 1821.
Top five attractions
The Mayan ruins of Tikal and the surrounding Petén jungle; Lago Atitlán, a beautiful highland lake ringed by volcanoes; and the twice-weekly market at Chichicastenango (both of the latter in the Maya-dominated western highlands); the natural limestone pools of Semuc Champey; and the Cuchumatanes mountain range for hiking.
Best city …
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