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The hippest of all the town's eateries is Dutch-owned Mañanitas Beach Lounge
(tel. 5771-7768, 11 A.m-1 A.M., $4-8), fronting the beach along the pedestrian thorough-
fare. Enjoy good smoothies, sandwiches, and cocktails from an airy, second-story patio
while taking in gorgeous views of the sea.
SERVICES
ThereisanATMatBanrural,rightintheheartoftown.Monterrico'spostofficeisonCalle
Principal. You'll also find a nameless Internet communications center on this street.
Language Schools
IfyouwanttolearnSpanishatthebeach,headto Proyecto Lingüistico Monterrico (Calle
Principal, tel. 5619-8200, www.playademonterrico.com/proyling.htm ) , where 20 hours of
one-on-one instruction per week cost $75. Accommodations with a local family are avail-
able for $50 per week for room and board.
GETTING THERE
TherearetwowaystogettoMonterrico.Thefirstoftheseisviathe25-kilometerroadfrom
PuertoViejo(Iztapa).TheotheroptionisviathetownofTaxisco,fromwhichyoucontinue
south for 17 kilometers to La Avellana. At La Avellana you make a ferry crossing ($7 per
vehicle), traveling for about 20 minutes through the mangrove swamps. Most people seem
to prefer the route via Iztapa, as the road is smooth and fast and there are some new, enti-
cing accommodations options along this route. Buses leave from Guatemala City's Zone 4
bus terminal every 30 minutes for Taxisco on their way to Chiquimulilla between 5 A.M.
and 6 P.M. Connecting buses make the trip down to La Avellana. Transportes Cubanita
leaves the Zone 4 bus terminal directly for La Avellana at 10:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M., and
2:30 P.M. There are five buses a day from Puerto Viejo (Iztapa) to Monterrico leaving at 8
A.M., 10 A.M., noon, 1:30 P.M., and 4 P.M. As always, there's the occasional pickup truck
heading this way.
Increasingly popular are daily shuttle buses from Antigua costing about $25 on week-
days and $15 on weekends. Among the options is Aventuras Vacacionales (tel.
7832-6056, www.sailing-diving-guatemala.com/guatemala-tours/shuttles.php ) and Turan-
sa (tel. 7832-2928, info@turansa.com, www.turansa.com ) .
East to El Salvador
 
 
 
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