| Page Views: 466 Last Visit to Guatemala City: September, 2007 | Guatemala City by Pieter11 - last update: Nov 29, 2007 |
| Waiting for the bus in Guatemala City |
Guatemala City was the start of my trip through Central America. It is one of the biggest cities in Central America and it doesn't have a good name in the area. "Guate" is told to be a dangerous, criminal city that you'd better skip when you want to visit the area. |
|  | At night I made a short citytour through the old centre. Here you do see some of the remote area's of the city and it is wise to make a tour like this by car and not on foot. If you do all that, Guatemala City can actually be a nice short stop on a tour through the area.
I did the same, and I only stayed in the city for two nights and a couple of hours by daylight. The rest of the time I spent in Antigua. The moment I did spent in the capital however, were not negative at all. In the modern city centre you don't see anything of the poverty and the criminality that the city is famous for, at least by daylight. |
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hunterV Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:16 UTC
Hi, Peter! Thanx for your great page about your wonderful travels.... | fabrice Mon Mar 24, 2008 09:56 UTC
I would feel embarrassed to sleep for free in the home of people I do not know, there must be bad surprises | Marpessa Thu Dec 6, 2007 18:10 UTC
As always, a great page. The people you stayed with for couchsurfing look really nice :) | Bushman23 Tue Dec 4, 2007 21:58 UTC
Contrasts between rich and poor are unfortunately visible everywhere these days... great advice about accommodation sharing though! Ant |
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