This is the guatemala chapter from lonely planet's central america guide book. Central america's most diverse country captivates travelers with its amazing landscapes and a culture that reaches back centuries. If you're into the maya, mountains, markets, kicking back lakeside or exploring atmospheric pre columbian ruins and gorgeous colonial villages, you're bound to be entranced. Sidestep the tour groups to find out for yourself why tikal is guatemala's number one tourist attraction maps eat, drink and sleep well, study spanish and climb volcanoes in cosmopolitan and pictur esque antigua transport see another side of guatemala in lívingston restaurants accommodation coverage includes guatemala city, antigua, parque central around the highlands, lago de atitlán, chichicastenango, santa cruz del quiché, nebaj, uspantán, quetzaltenango, huehuetenango, todos santos cuchumatán, the pacific slope, retalhuleu, champerico, el paredón, monterrico, central guatemala, salamá around, biotopo del quetzal, cobán around, el oriente, chiquimula, esquipulas, quiriguá, lago de izabal, puerto barrios, lívingston, el petén, sayaxché, ceibal, flores santa elena, el remate, tikal, uaxactún, yaxhá, el mirador, understand guatemala, guatemala today, history, culture, arts, landscape wildlife, survival guide.