Travel Reference
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Understand Guatemala
The most beautiful train wreck you're ever likely to see.
The timeless Maya watch as empires rise and crumble.
Tortillas, beans and
fútbol
are about all that this diverse nation has in common.
The Maya haven't gone anywhere and their culture is hanging in there, too... more or less.
From towering temples to Nobel Prize-winning authors, this little country packs a punch
arts-wise.
With volcanoes, jungles, lakes and desert, Guatemala plays host to over a thousand species
of birds, mammals and reptiles.
