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Turn the pages of the guide. What is a Personal Planner? Other Resources Guatemala's Mayan Legacy: Learn about the storied past of the country's majority population. Arte Maya Tz'utuhil Museum and Gallery: An exhibition of painters and paintings from the highlands. The Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation: A human-rights group founded by Guatemala's only Nobel Peace Prize winner. Casa Español Xelajú: Study Spanish (and a Mayan craft) in Xela, Guatemala's second-largest city. La Prensa Libre: Read Guatemala's largest newspaper (and practice your Spanish).

The Berkeley Guides: Berkeley Guide to Central America: Guatemala By Julie LeDuff and Mara Loveman Guatemala's appeal as a travel destination is its mind-boggling diversity of people, culture, religion, and landscape. With the largest indigenous population in Central America, Guatemala is home to more than 100 distinct ethnic groups who speak more than 20 languages, from the Afro-Guatemalan Garifuna of the Caribbean Coast to the Highland Quiché. Flanked by the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and bordering Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, Guatemala is, in the words of poet Pablo Neruda, the "sweet waist" of the Americas. Background Information A brief introduction to Guatemala. Map of Guatemala Guatemala Travel Basics Money, Telephones, Coming and Going, Mail, Emergencies, Language and more. Major Cities: Guatemala City Regions: Central And Eastern Guatemala | Tikal And The Peten | The Pacific Coast | Western Highlands