City: Guatemala
Top Things to do in Guatemala
What to do and see in Guatemala, Guatemala: The Best Historic Sites
Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°15′W / 15.500°N 90.250°W / 15.500; -90.250
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1. Jades Tikal
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
2. Casa Tzocoma
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The initiative of this project is to present the culture of the people of Chichicastenango through the preservation and exhibition of indigenous crafts and costumes.Tzocoma home is a Maya altar and is one of the four major Mayan altars in the village north corresponding point; according to the 4 cardinal points in the Maya cosmology
3. Temple V
4. Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande
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4.5 based on 531 reviews
One of many ruined churches in the city, this multi-domed church is often visited by pilgrims seeking answers to their prayers from Friar Hermano Pedro, the beatified 17th-century monk buried inside.
Reviewed By T9604IZmattp - San Diego, United States
Make sure you stop here to see the resting place of Hermano Pedro, Guatemala’s first Saint. He was considered the Mother Theresa of his time, and is venerated as such. The church was damaged and eventually destroyed in Guatemala’s famous historic earthquakes, and was rebuilt in the 1960’s. Fun Fact: Scenes from The New Adventures of Tarzan were filmed here when the church was still in ruins.
5. Casa Popenoe
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4.5 based on 104 reviews
Casa Popenoe appeals to the inquiring mind. It prompts us to ask questions about ideas, about passion, about commitment; about history, art, science, beauty, austerity, proportion. What role does each play in human development? In the development of civilization?
6. Palacio Nacional
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4.5 based on 454 reviews
The elaborate interior of this former presidential palace houses paintings and sculptures by famous Guatemalan artists.
Reviewed By Sierrita - Guatemala City, Guatemala
We Just invited to this special building made in 1944 i think. The ceremony was nice and we were with the president of the country. This place was made from a special kind of rock, green colored. The rooms are wonderful and the paintings and everything are splendid. Today is a musuem too, a place to visit in This beautiful country.
7. Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
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4.5 based on 233 reviews
Reviewed By zug55 - Austin, United States
The Quirigua Archaeological park features perhaps the best rock art in the Mayan world--certainly on a par with Copan. The stelae and altars are sublime--the iconographic and artistic qualities of the rock carvings are exquisite. The site also features a small acropolis with interesting buildings, but the site lacks the monumental architecture seen in Tikal or even Copan. This is a relatively small site (completely surrounded by banana plantations) so the average tourist easily can manage the site in a day. I would recommend that you read up on the site before you visit. You also should be able to hire a local guide, It is easy to get there by tuk-tuk from the town of Quirigua or from Los Amates. You could also take the bus to the turnoff for the park, but it is a good 20 minute walk to the entrance. I recommend that you stay at the Posada de Quirigua in the town of Quirigua.
8. Iglesia Escuela de Cristo
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By 793LindaC - Moorpark, United States
Small, intimate, very authentic church that is especially pretty at Christmastime when the ceilings are beautifully draped and there's a full-size nativity. It's a few blocks from the much larger Church of San Francisco on the same street. Photos without flash were allowed. We saw no other tourist and only a handful of locals. Glad we stopped!
9. Real Palacio
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4.0 based on 214 reviews
This grand palace, parts of which are still in various stages of restoration, is home to several government offices.
Reviewed By E4449FGjamesg - Menomonee Falls, United States
They still use this building and it houses businesses. Beautifully lite up at night. Walking through here will take you back several centuries when Antigua was the capital of Guatemala.
10. Pascual Abaj
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4.0 based on 39 reviews
This ancient and sacred shrine is lavished with offerings of food, candles and the occasional live chicken. It is hoped that these gifts, accompanied by prayer, will bring prosperity and good luck.
Reviewed By CasaDiegoIgnacio - Chichicastenango, Guatemala
You have to take the second access to the sacred hill named Turkaj where you can find a ritual place called Pascal Abaj, crossing Casa Diego Ignacio
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