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Most international travelers to Guatemala arrive by plane. Several factors work together to
make Guatemala more easily, though not always cheaply, accessible in this regard. First,
Guatemalahasbecomeincreasinglypopularasatraveldestination.Tourismstatisticsshow
the country has welcomed more than a million visitors annually since 2004. The Guatem-
alan government has recognized this and has invested millions of dollars into remodeling
the country's two international airports while developing local airports for the creation of
a domestic route network. U.S. carriers have stepped up their presence in Guatemala in re-
