Huehuetenango

Neighborhoods in Huehuetenango: Unicornio Azul, Laguna Magdelena, El Mirador, Chiantla, Barillas, Nentón, Gracias A Dios, Aguacatán,

Other places nearby Huehuetenango: Totonicapán , Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Momostenango, San Mateo Ixtatan, Cuatro Caminos, La Mesilla, Gracias A Dios, Quetzaltenango , San Mateo Ixtatán and Nentón.

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Updated: 10 Dec 2009

Top Places in Huehuetenango

El Mirador

If you are driving or with a private tour group make sure you stop off at El Mirador, just before Km 280 north of Chiantla. Winding up the steep road cut into the cliffside, there are some unbeatable ...

Types: City Zone
Location: El Mirador, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Aguacatán

Aguacatán doesn’t appear to be much more than a town built around the through road which cuts east to west across the base of the Cuchumatanes from Sacapulas to Huehuetenango. It is, however, the ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Chiantla

The road north from Huehuetenango towards Paquix passes right through the middle of Chiatla, five kilometers from Huehue. It is a pretty village with a large plaza and two parks around which are the ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Chiantla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Unicornio Azul

Continuing on the road north to Paquix and the village of Chancol, about one kilometer after El Mirador, a sign indicates the turn-off to the Unicornio Azul lodge and equestrian center. The posada ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Unicornio Azul, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Laguna Magdelena

Known as the ‘other Semuc Champey’ (the high mineral content gives the water its stunning emerald green color), Laguna Magdelena is rarely visited by tourists due to its inaccessibility. 35 ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Laguna Magdelena, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Barillas

Barillas is a small frontier town located on the edge of the Ixcán wilderness. This ladino frontier town doesn’t offer very much in the way of tourist attractions, accommodations or restaurants. ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Barillas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Nentón

If you are traveling east of La Mesilla along the Pan American Highway, you will see a turn off for the small town of Nentón. Like many towns off the highway, there isn’t a lot to do here, but if ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Nentón, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Gracias A Dios

Gracias a Dios is a pretty ordinary town offering very little in the way of accommodation and sightseeing. It isn’t a popular place for tourists to stay but it is a relatively straightforward ...

Types: City Zone
Location: Gracias A Dios, Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Things to do in Huehuetenango

Parque Central

At the heart of Huehuetenango is the parque central. Carefully tended gardens surround an old colonial era fountain, making this park one of the country’s prettier central plazas. Visitors can ...

Types: City Plaza
Location: Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Zaculeu

Zaculeu lies just 4km west of Huehuetenango’s central plaza. In October 1525, the historical Mam ceremonial site fell to Spanish conquistador Gonzalo de Alvarado after a two month siege. Dating as ...

Types: Ruin
Location: Huehuetenango, Guatemala

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