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Aguateca

Aguateca is in Peten of Guatemala.

Culture and History

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Tropical jungle

Travel to Aguateca & Visa Requirements

Getting to Aguateca is not particularly difficult, if coming from Guatemala city catch a bus to Coban then a bus to Sayaxche. From there you can have a guide take you via wooden canoe, they are not dugouts. The canoes have motors, but the trip takes a few hours, the last of which is through very narrow swampland. Be prepared to dodge weeds that brush against the boat, as well as the pole that the guide uses to steer!

Fees/Permits

Tours & Getting around Aguateca

Aguateca attractions and sightseeing

Aguateca has some of the best-preserved Mayan ruins in Guatemala. You will see stelae and temple ruins that may not be the largest or most imposing, but great care has been taken during excavation to preserve the area. Its location makes it half the fun--you are more likely to encounter archaeologists at work than tourists with cameras.

Aguateca city tours

Aguateca souvenirs & shopping

Aguateca Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Aguateca nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Aguateca cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

There are no hotels or campgrounds in Aguateca.

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry

Stay safe

I got my backpack stolen on the microbus from Cruces to Sayaxche so take care

Get out

This page was last edited at 18:37, on 7 May 2008 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by Dwayne Shreve and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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