This is the central eastern guatemala chapter from lonely planet's guatemala guidebook. Stretching from the steamy lowland forests of el petén to the dry tropics of the río motagua valley, and from the edge of the western highlands to the caribbean sea, this is guatemala's most diverse region. Splash around the turquoise waters of a series of limestone swimming pools at semuc champey maps get down with the garifuna culture in the unique caribbean town of lívingston, or check out the manatees on the río dulce nearby transport delve deep underground in breathtaking grutas de lanquín restaurants accommodation coverage includes alta baja verapaz, salamá, biotopo del quetzal, cobán, lanquín, semuc champey around, chisec, raxruhá, parque nacional cuevas de can delaria, fray bartolomé de las casas, el oriente, río hondo, chiquimula, ipala, volcán de quet zaltepeque, jalapa, esquipulas, quiriguá, copán honduras, copán ruinas, copán site, carib bean coast, lago de izabal, puerto barrios, lívingston.