For me Guatemala is the most colorful of the little countries of Central America. It is because its folklore and the variety of the handicrafts.
In the morning we landed in Puerto Quetzal – Guatemalen commercial port on the Pacific coast.
In the industrial environement they built here the cruiseship terminal – like a little oasis with palms, handicrafts stalls, post office and tourist info point. Just let you know that in the second rounded shack they offer free wi-fi internet connection.
There is nothing to see in the Puerto Quetzal settlement so everybody goes to the closest tourist attraction – the Antigua Guatemala – 1,5 hour drive uphill.
Tours offered on the ship are expensive, they want to mikl you up, but let you know that the local tour operators are also waiting for the ship and after some bargaining you can have the same tour by minibus for the half of the ship price (25 USD).
That’s what I did to see again – after some 25 years – the charming city of Guatemala Antigua.
This little town once was the capital of the colonial Guatemala.
Cobbled streets, old, ornate churches, horse carriages – that’s creating the atmosphere!
No wonder why UNESCO put Antigua on the World Heritage List.
