Where do you recomend...Guatemala City or Antigua?

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Juan2three

It's true that parts of Guatemala City can be dangerous especially after dark but other sections are certainly worth a visit.There is a very active club scene after dark in the city.It depends on what your interests are.To me,it is not all that interesting in the city since so many of the historic buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the many earthquakes over the years.I like the smaller more indigenous towns and cities.
You will find many more English speaking tourists in and around places such as Antigua,Panajachel,Quetzaltenango
and the ruins of Tikal.
Feel free to contact me if you have any other questions or concerns.I've lived in Xela,Livingston and Lake Izabal in the past.
Buena Suerte y Buen Viaje
juan23

Hellow

O WOW UR A GIRL AND UR GONNA GO BY YOURSELF!?!?! I REALLY DONT RECOMMEND THAT!! THE CRIME LEVEL THERE IS VERY HIGH! I JUST WENT LIKE A MONTH AGO AND ITS VERY BAD! IF I WERE YOU I WOULD EITHER GO WITH A GUY THAT CAN PROTECT ME OR NOT GO AT ALL. BUT IF YOU REALLY WANNA GO, NO PART OF GUATEMALA IS SAFE BUT SOME PARTS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS ANTIGUA IS BETTER THAN THE CAPITAL. TAKE A GUN IF YOU CAN! I REALLY SUGGEST THAT IF YOU GO OUT PUT YOUR MONEY IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET IT QUICK (EX: BRA) DONT WEAR JEWELRY CUS THEY WONT ASK YOU FOR IT THEY WILL JUST RIP IT OFF!!! UMM IM NOT TRYING TO SCARE YOU OR, SAY ANYTHING BAD OF GUATEMALA ITS MY COUNTRY I LOVE IT AND ITS VERY BEAUTIFUL! YOU WILL ENJOY IT VERY MUCH JUST BE VERY CAREFUL! IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS EMAIL ME!

? ALeXo ? ( ?GT/CL?)

City of guatemala is not dangerous when you can where to be.

Guatemala is a small country but it has a lot of thinghs:

GUATEMALA CITY:

ZONA VIVA
CUATRO GRADOS NORTE
HISTORIC CENTER (NORTH)
HANDICRAFTS HISTORIC CENTER
HANDICRAFTS ZONE 13
TECNOLOGY AND SCIENCE MUSEUM ZONE 13
ART MUSEUM CARLOS MERIDA ZONE 13
MAYAN MUSEUM ZONE 13
HISTORY MUSEUM ZONE 1
IXCHEL MUSEUM "TIPIC DRESS" ZONE 10 UFM
MAYAN MUSEUM MIRAFLORES ZONE 11
HOLLYWEEK MUSEUM ZONE 1
NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM ZONE 13
CASA MIMA MUSEUM ZONA 1
TRAIN MUSEUM ZONE 1
USAC MUSEUM ZONE 1
WEAPON MUSEUM ZONE 1

:I RECOMMEND TO YOU GUATEMALA FOOD IN:

-KAKAO ZONA VIVA
-CASA CHAPINA ZONA VIVA
-ARRIN QUAN ZONA 10 Y ZONA 1
-ALTUNA ZONA 10
-KATOK BOHEMIO ZONA 9
-PUERTO BARRIOS

MALLS YOU CAN GO TO:

-GALERIA MIRAFLORES zone 11
-GALERIAS PRIMMA zone 11
-PLAZAS OUTLET zone 11
-VIA MAJADAS zone 11
-PLAZA MAJADAS zone 11
-GALERIAS LA PRADERA zone 10
-GALERIAS PRADERA CONCEPCION COUNTY
-UNICENTRO Zone 10
-PLAZA CEMACO zone 10
-PLAZA OBELISCO zone 10
-LOS PROCERES zone viva
-GALERIAS OAKLAND zone 10 (from july 2008)

BARS, PUBS AND DISCOTEQUES

American and European music
KALUHA zona viva
BUDA BAR zona vivaÂ´
ZEPHIA zona viva
SUAE cuatro grados norte
LA PLAYA cuatro grados norte y zona 14
THE BOX zona viva
GABBANA Zona Viva
LIQUIT zona viva
SAND BAR zona viva
NO MANCHES zona viva
ATLANTIDA THE CLUB carr. al salvador
SALSA
MI GUAJIRA zona viva
LA CLAVE zona viva

ROCK
EDGAR ALLAN PUB zona viva

ELECTRONIC
ALFRED zona viva
TEXOCO zona viva

GAY
GENETIC MAJESTIC Zona 4

TOURIST SITES
COLONIAL PART IN THE HISTORIC CENTER
REAL MAP ZONE 2
MIRAFLORES RUINS ZONE 11
KAMINAL JUYU RUINS ZONE 7
CALDERAS NATIONAL PARK
PACAYA VOLCANO (NEW 7 NATURAL WONDERS)

You can go to the volcanic beaches in the pacific coast (gray and black sand) 1-2 hours to the capital city

Monterrico
Juan Gaviota
Lindamar
Chulamar
las lisas
el jiote
chaperico
ocos
Sipacate

IZABAL CARIBBEAN BEACHES ( 4 TO 5 hours to the capital)
Livingston
Puerto Barrios
Playa dorada
playa blanca
Amatique bay
green bay
punta manabique
punta palma
cayos zapotillos
cayos del diablo
playas san salvador gaviota
rio dulce

ATITLAN LAKE (a 4 horas de la capital) NEW 7 NATUTÂ¡RAL WONDERS

Panajachel
Santiago Atitlan
el lago atitlan esta nominado a las 7 maravillas naturales

CULTURE (4 - 6 hours to the capital)
quetzaltenango
chichicastenango
12 little counties in the atitlan lake

COLONIAL CITIES (35 min de la capital)
antigua guatemala (all city is beautiful)
Ciudad Vieja

PETEN MAYANS RUINS (12 hoURS to the capital, 45 minutes in plane)
Tikal
yaxha
el mirador
piedras negras
cancuen
las pilas
aguateca
ceibal
quirigua (izabal)

Bueno hay muchas mas cosa por descubrir en guatemala pero las que te deje son las mas importantes, de antemano vienvenido a guatemala.

RECOMENDACION DE SEGURIDAD: Usar taxis amarillos, verdes o de hotel nunca los blancos, al igual que cualquier pais globalizado existe la inseguriadad y guatemala no es la exepcion pero los lugares peligrosos estan muyyyyyy lejos de las zonas turisticas del pais.

Good there are many mas sew for discovering in guatemala but those that it(he,she) leaves him(her) are the important mas, in advance welcomly to guatemala.

SECURITY RECOMMENDATION: use yellow, green taxis or of hotel taxis, donÂ´t use a white taxies, as any included country exists the dangeruos and guatemala is not the exepcion but the dangerous places are sooooooo far from the tourist zones of the country.

GUATEMALA PICTURES
http://www.guatemalaphotostock.com
http://www.guatemalaenvivo.com
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread...

GUATEMALA BEACHES PICTS
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread...

VIDEO GUATEMALA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6UJPX5CN...

INGUAT GUATEMALA OFFICIAL WEB
http://www.visitguatemala.com

IÂ´m Guatemalan
GUATEMALA
Soul of the earth

Oscar1

Skip the city it's dangerous and dirty. If you must stay visit Museum Popul Vuh or Museum Ixchel. Antigua is way cleaner and safer, and also could serve as a base city for travel to other parts of Guatemala. Check out Chichicastenango on a Thursday morning with their market or go to Lake Atitalan, it's beautiful.

BJMx

Guatemala is a very beautiful country. I went there for 2 days about 2 years ago and it is a very beautiful city. In places like Trebol the crime rate is very high and I suggest that you travel in Taxis but always a licensed one. I recommend to stay in an area by the Obelisco of Guatemala City as I know of a great place to stay called the Xamanek Student Inn and believe me it is a very good place to be at especially if you go by yourself. It is a very big place kind of and it has like 7 rooms and showers and bathrooms and the place is CLEAN!! Since you are going by yourself I recommend you go there as it is very safe and close to a shopping center as well as accessible transportation (Taxis and buses can be found maybe two blocks down) and has excellent dining nearby. The rooms are kind of like regular rooms with like 2 or 3 bunk beds and it is very clean. You will share a room but i am sure you wont mind as there is plenty of space and it only costs $18 (at least when I went) a night. Besides there is various Americans and Europeans there so you will be safe.Try to go to Antigua in a private bus as they are safer and generally arrive faster. Good luck, be safe and have a nice trip.

P.S. Here is the link for it http://www.mayaworld.net/xamanek/

nichoguapo

Guatemala city is kind of dangerous but.......every big city is dangerous and Guatemala city its just one more,.....dont be scare just be carefull..but go to both places theyre both beautiful....have fun....

Antigua make sure you do not speak english or else people are going to know and steal form you

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