Trip to Guatemala

Dear Diary Readers,

The second half of my vacation was about me traveling to Guatemala. It had never come across to me to travel there until last year. I found it to be a beautiful country with lots of things to see.  There would be a lot to do in eight days. My mom, my aunt, and I had a blast.  

We stayed in the capital Guatemala City in Zone 10, which is one of the safest areas for tourists. One of the places we visited was the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago. It was important to us because on every trip we like to visit at least one historical Catholic church. After that, we took a tour around Palacio Nacional de la Cultura. It was formerly known as the headquarters for the president of Guatemala. Other places we saw were La Aurora Zoo and Miraflores Mall. 

Another major city we explored was Antigua. We didn't do too many things downtown because of the traffic and there were hardly any parking spots. There was a festival that day for a traditional holiday. However, we went to eat "brunch" at Hotel Casa Santo Domingo. Then, we went to go on a coffee farm tour at Finca Filadelfia. 

The last major thing we did was go on a day trip to see Lake Atitlan. The tour company we used for this took us to Panajachel. From there, we went on a boat ride down Lake Atitlan. We landed in San Antonio Palopo to do a little shopping and see a demonstration of how Mayan textiles are made. When the boat returned, we ate lunch back at Panajachel before driving back to the capital. 

I'll see you in the next post!

Sincerely,

Jasmine