Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pacific Slope Highlights
Get away from absolutely everything at the one-hotel town of
Tilapita
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)
Investige the bridge in history between the Olmec and the Maya while strolling through the grassy
Parque Ar-
queológico Takalik Abaj
(
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)
Spot wildlife among the mangrove-lined canal and lagoons of the
Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii
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)
Check out the big mysterious heads carved by the non-Maya Pipil culture around
Santa Lucía Cotzumal-
guapa
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)
Get wet at
Parque Acuático Xocomil
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) and dizzy at
Parque de Diversiones Xetulul
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),
two fun parks near Retalhuleu
History
Despite it being one of the first settled areas in Guatemala, relatively little is known about
the Pacific region's early history. Many archaeological sites are presumed overgrown by
jungle; others have been destroyed to make way for agriculture.
