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Pool & Beer
(12a Av 10-21; 6pm-1am Tue-Sun)
The pool tables are worn and the cues crooked, but this
slackers' clubhouse remains a friendly and refreshingly non-trendy spot. While waiting
for a table, you can be the DJ, choosing from the PC's 30,000-odd tracks.
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Nightlife & Entertainment
It gets chilly when the sun goes down, so you won't want to sit out in the Parque Centro
América enjoying the balmy breezes - there aren't any. Nevertheless, it's a pleasant place
for an evening stroll.
The music scene is particularly strong in Xela. Many of the town's restaurants, cafes
and bars double as performance venues, including the Royal Paris (
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)
, El Cuart-
ito and Full House Pizza Pub. To see what's on, pick up a copy of
XelaWho
or check
Though there's no proper movie house in the center of town, a number of venues run
weekly film series, including Royal Paris and El Orejón, the lounge inside the Hostal 7
Orejas (
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)
.
Casa No'j
( 7768-3139;
www.centroculturalcasanoj.blogspot.com
; 7a Calle 12-12, Zona 1; 8am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Just off
the park's southwest corner, this colonial relic now houses Xela's premier cultural center.
Besides photo and art exhibits, it hosts anything from poetry festivals to marimba recitals
to archaeology conferences. Check the blog for upcoming events.
PERFORMING ARTS
THEATER
Teatro Municipal
( 7761-2218; 14a Av & 1a Calle)
Quetzaltenango's grand neoclassical theater north of the cen-
ter is the main venue for plays, concerts and dance performances. An elaborate two-tiered
curved balcony has private boxes for prominent families.
Teatro Roma
THEATER
