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City Grill $$
(cnr 2a Av & 10a Calle, Zona 1; mains Q40-120; 8am-10pm)
The best steakhouse in town (featuring
some of the best steaks for miles around) also serves up some decent seafood and pasta
dishes. The pizza is worth a look-in, too.
STEAKHOUSE
La Rotonda $$
(11a Calle; mains Q50-100; 8am-10pm)
Opposite Rutas Orientales bus station, this is a round
building with chairs arranged around a circular open-air counter under a big awning. It's a
welcoming place - clean and fresh. There are plenty of selections to choose from, includ-
ing pizza, pasta, and burgers.
FAST FOOD
Information
Post Office
(6a Av 2-15)
About 10 blocks north of the center.
Telgua
(cnr 5a Av & 9a Calle)
Plenty of card phones.
Getting There & Away
Buses to Guatemala City (Q50, four hours) arrive and depart hourly from 1:30am to
4:30pm from the
Rutas Orientales bus station
(
7943-1366; cnr 11a Calle & 1a Av)
, near the entrance
to town.
Minibuses to Agua Caliente (Honduran border; Q20, 30 minutes) arrive and depart
across the street, leaving every half hour from 5am to 5pm; taxis also wait here, charging
the same as minibuses, once they have five passengers.
Minibuses to Chiquimula (Q15, 45 minutes, every 15 minutes) depart from the east end
of 11a Calle.
Transportes Guerra
(cnr 5a Av & 10a Calle)
goes to Anguiatú (El Salvador border; Q15, one
hour, every 30 minutes).
There are three buses daily for Flores/Santa Elena (Q110, eight hours) from the
Transpor-
tes María Elena
( 7943-0957; 11 Calle 0-54, Zona 1)
office. They pass Quiriguá (Q45, two hours),
Río Dulce (Q60, four hours) and Poptún (Q90, six hours).
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