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Cities in Western Highlands


Cities in Western Highlands

  • Almolonga
  • Cantel - a K'iche' village with a glass-blowing factory open to tourists, and a small archaeological site.
  • Chichicastenango - known for its colorful markets held every Thursday and Sunday
  • Huehuetenango - last major town before or from the Mexican border
  • Panajachel- Lake Atitlan's most visited town
  • Quetzaltenango - Guatemala's western center makes an excellente base for studying Spanish
  • San Antonio Palopo - Laid back and simple Mayan village. Can service tourists nicely but only a couple dozen at a time
  • San Juan - emerging destination
  • San Marcos La Laguna - "less party, more meditation" than San Pedro
  • San Pedro la Laguna - a laid-back small town with established backpacker reputation
  • Santa Catarina Palopo - an authentic Mayan village with an abundance of traditional Kaqchikel culture
  • Santa Cruz la Laguna small village on north side of Lake Atitlán. If getting away from it all in magical surroundings but still being a short boat ride away from a night club is your desire then this is the place to be.
  • Santiago Atitlán, small town on south side of Lake Atitlán, famous for a shrine to Maximón
  • Solola - the capital of the state of Solola is 10 minutes up the hill from Panajachel, and has a market (Sundays and Wednesdays) that attracts shoppers and vendors from throughout the state, since it is the largest.
  • Uspantan
  • Zunil

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