Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
cars through Tabarini Rent A Car. Another good agency for packages to Tikal or other
parts of Guatemala is Adrenalina Tours (5a Avenida Norte #31, tel. 7832-1108,
www.adrenalinatours.com
)
. It also has daily shuttle service to Quetzaltenango at 8 A.M.
and 2:30 P.M. for $25 per person.
Proyecto Mosaico Guatemala (3a Avenida Norte #3, Casa de Mito, tel. 7932-0955,
www.promosaico.org
)
places volunteers with organizations working to make Guatemala
a better place. It also provides resources to more than 60 ongoing projects. Amerispan
Guatemala (6a Avenida Norte #40A, tel. 7832-0164,
www.amerispan.com
) can also get
you connected to volunteer opportunities throughout the country for a $60 fee.
Ifyouacquire ataste fortraditional Guatemalan cuisine andwanttore-create thecountry's
myriad flavors at home, check out
Antigua Cooking School
(5a Avenida Norte #25B,
tel. 5944-8568 or 5990-3366,
www.antiguacookingschool.com
,
$50 per class). The school
is open Tuesday through Saturday and teaches five different menu items, including some
desserts. Classes are in English and Spanish. Dishes include
tamalitos blancos, rellenitos
de plátano, chiles rellenos, pepián,
and
chuchitos
(the author's favorite)
.
The main
bus terminal
is found next to the market, three blocks west of the central plaza.
It is separated from the heart of town by a broad, tree-lined street. There are connections to
the highlands available by taking one of many frequent buses up to Chimaltenango (every
15 minutes, half-hour travel time) along the Pan-American Highway and a requisite stop
for buses trundling along to the highlands from Guatemala City. You can also catch one of
the slightly less frequent buses to San Lucas Sacatepéquez, which is closer to Guatemala
City. There may be more seats available on the buses plying the same highway en route to-
wardChimaltenango. Buses forGuatemala City leave every15minutes orso4A.M.-7:30
P.M.,takingaboutanhourandcostingabout$1.25.ThereisalsoadirectbustoPanajachel
at 7 A.M. leaving from 4a Calle Poniente #34 (two hours, $5).
