Travel advice & practical information for travelogue:

'Backpacking in Guatemala'

Useful addresses

New York

Consulate General of Guatemala
57 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel.: 212-686 3837

London

Embassy of Guatemala
13 Fawcett Street
London SW10 9HN
Tel.: 020-7351 3042 Fax: 020-7376 5708

Paris

Embassy of Guatemala
73, Rue de Courcelles
75008 Paris
Tel.: 01-4227 7863, 4227 1577
Fax: 01-4754 0206 E-mail: embguafr@easynet.fr

Money

If you know in advance which places you're going to visit, you can find out online if and where there are ATM's where you can use your MasterCard and Cirrus or Visa to withdraw money.

Health

For up-to-date information about health risks, go to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Guatemala. Always consult your family doctor and your country's Foreign Department web site.

Plan your trip to Guatemala online

Through online reservation systems like À la Carte Vacations you can book airline tickets, hotels, rental cars and holiday houses. You can build a fly-drive itinerary with maximum flexibility, book a flight plus a hotel hotel for a night or weekend. Without the limitations of package deals from travel organisations and most times for a much better price.

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