Guatemala City
Most people leave for Antigua on the first morning. The museums are the argument for staying one more — Maya jade and textiles that the ruins themselves no longer hold.
Guatemala City in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Guatemala City
Where to stay in Guatemala City
Guatemala City in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Cathedral of Guatemala City
- Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
- Kaminaljuyu
- La Aurora Zoo
- Day 24 stops
- Museo Popol Vuh
- National Museum of Archaeology
- National Palace
- Torre del Reformador
Landmarks in Guatemala City
The history of Guatemala traces back to the Maya civilization, with the country's modern history beginning with the Spanish conquest of Guatemala in 1524. By 1000 AD, most of the major Classic-era Maya cities in the Petén Basin, located in the northern lowlands, had been abandoned.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Anne Cary Morris Maudslay · Public domain
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Dominique Roger · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rene Hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Parque Zoológico La Aurora is a zoological park in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is one of the largest urban green spaces in the city. The zoo has three different areas, where animals from Asia, the Americas, and Africa can be observed.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jun 2026
Moisesgprod · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Museo Popol Vuh is home to one of the major collections of Maya art in the world. It is located on the campus of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Zone 10, Guatemala City. The museum is known for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian and colonial art of the Maya culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Tracy Barnett · CC BY-SA 2.0
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rene Hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rene Hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Torre del Reformador is a 71.85 meter (236 ft.) tall steel framework tower in Zone 9 of Guatemala City. The tower was built in 1935, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Justo Rufino Barrios, who was President of Guatemala and instituted a number of reforms. The basic shape of the structure resembles the Eiffel Tower.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Mar 2026
Fabriccio Díaz · CC0
The history of Guatemala traces back to the Maya civilization, with the country's modern history beginning with the Spanish conquest of Guatemala in 1524. By 1000 AD, most of the major Classic-era Maya cities in the Petén Basin, located in the northern lowlands, had been abandoned.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Anne Cary Morris Maudslay · Public domain
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Dominique Roger · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rene Hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Parque Zoológico La Aurora is a zoological park in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is one of the largest urban green spaces in the city. The zoo has three different areas, where animals from Asia, the Americas, and Africa can be observed.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jun 2026
Moisesgprod · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Museo Popol Vuh is home to one of the major collections of Maya art in the world. It is located on the campus of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Zone 10, Guatemala City. The museum is known for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian and colonial art of the Maya culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Tracy Barnett · CC BY-SA 2.0
Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It serves as the municipal capital of the surrounding Guatemala Department. Its metropolitan area is also the largest in Central America.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Rene Hernandez · CC BY-SA 2.0