Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Quiriguá
POP 4800
From Copán it's only some 50km to Quiriguá as the crow flies, but the lay of the land, the
international border and the condition of the roads make it a journey of 175km. Quiriguá
is famed for its intricately carved stelae - the gigantic brown sandstone monoliths that rise
as high as 10.5m, like ancient sentinels, in a quiet well-kept tropical park.
From Río Hondo junction it's 67km along Hwy 9 to the village of Los Amates, where
there are a couple of hotels, a restaurant, food stalls, a bank and a small bus station. The
village of Quiriguá is 1.5km east of Los Amates, and the turnoff to the ruins is another
1.5km to the east. The 3.4km access road leads south through banana groves. The most re-
liable accommodation in Quiriguá town is
Hotel y Restaurante Royal
(
7947-3639; s/d Q100/150;
)
, which has simple clean rooms and serves OK food.
