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OverviewGuatemala has a developing economy, characterized by wide income disparities. Hotels and other tourist facilities in the principal tourist sites are generally good to excellent. A peace accord, signed in 1996, ended a 36-year armed conflict. Violent crime, however, is a serious concern due to endemic poverty, an abundance of weapons, a legacy of societal violence, and dysfunctional law enforcement and judicial systems.Popular DestinationsCity
Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala.... Read more
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La Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as... Read more
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Flores is an extremely small town in Petén. It is located on an island in the lake Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway. For many, the main... Read more
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Sololá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Sololá and the administrative seat of Sololá municipality. The name is a hispanicized... Read more
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Chichicastenango is a small town in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (pop. about 23000). Located at an altitude of 2030m, it is surrounded by valleys and... Read more
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Lago de Atitlán, (Lake Atitlán), is a beautiful volcanic lake in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. It is ringed by small towns, many of which are... Read more
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Huehuetenango is a city in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The population was about 88,600 people at... Read more
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La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala and is located 6km south of Guatemala City's centre. It is administered by the ''Direccion... Read more
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Mundo Maya International Airport , also known as Flores International Airport, is an international airport located in the suburb of Santa Elena, in the city of... Read more
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Country InfoCapital: Guatemala CityPopulation: 13,002,000 Area: 108,890 km² Density: 119 inhabitants per km² Currency: GTQ
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