Info

• Safety

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  El Remate is known to be really safe but it’s necessary to take a minimum of precaution. Don’t go out ......

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• Getting around

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  A minibus leaves El Remate for Tikal at 5:30 a.m., coming back from Tikal at 2 p.m. ($4 round trip). ......

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• Getting there and away

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Minibuses run from Santa Elena hourly between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $2.50. A Taxi from the airport costs ......

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Destinations

• Ixlu

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  The turnoff for the road heading to Belize is known as “El Cruce.” Just 200 kilometers off the road are ......

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• Biotopo El Zotz-San Miguel La Palotada

  Oct 01, 2009 - Uaxactun, Guatemala

  Completely un-restored and barely excavated, El Zotz is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site, located thirty kilometers west of Tikal. It ......

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• The Ruins

  Oct 01, 2009 - Uaxactun, Guatemala

  The most impressive set of ruins is called Group E and is a 15 minute walk south of the airstrip. ......

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Hotels

• Camino Real Tikal

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Inside Biotopo Cerro Cahui, Camino Real Tikal is a 72 luxury room complex with all the comfort you would expect ......

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• La Lancha Resort

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Farther west along the lakeshore in the village of Jobompiche is the latest addition to filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's hotel ......

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• La Mansion del Pajaro Serpiente

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Perched on a hillside overlooking the lake and connected with stone paths, the rooms are in modern stone cabins with ......

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Restaurants

• Mon Ami

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Further along the road to the biotope, Mon Ami serves a mix of tasty French and Guatemalan dishes in a ......

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• Restaurante Las Orquideas

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Next door to Casa de Dona Donita, Las Orquideas is a good Italian restaurant serving pizzas, pastas and sandwiches. The ......

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• Restaurante Cahui

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  This popular restaurant overlooks the lake. People come to eat on their wooden open-air deck while enjoying the views. They ......

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Activities

• Overview Activities

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  El Remate is a good starting point for exploring Tikal and other archeological sites such as Ixlu and Yaxha. Other ......

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• Mountain Biking

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Various places rent bicycles for $2/3.50/4.50 for two/four/twenty four hours with a $30 deposit. The road that circles Lake Peten ......

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• Kayaking

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  Renting a kayak or canoe to discover the lake is one of the most popular activities in El Remate. Any ......

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Tours

• Tikal Connection

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  Inside the Santa Elena Airport, Tikal Connection specializes in ecotourism. They work with local communities to develop responsible tourism and ......

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• Turismo Aventura

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  Founded in 2003, Turismo Aventura provides the travelers with unique economical services promoting responsible and low impact tourism. The founders ......

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• Zotz Travel Agency

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  This small travel agency offers typical tours to all the archeological sites and shuttles to Mexico, Coban and Antigua. They ......

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Schools

• Spanish School Bio-Itza

  Sep 24, 2009 - San Jose, Guatemala

  The community-owned Escuela Bio-Itza is part of an association created to save the Itza culture and the language. They own ......

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• Volunteer Peten

  Sep 24, 2009 - San Andres, Guatemala

  The Nueva Juventud Spanish School offers Spanish classes for $120/week with volunteer activities such as reforestation projects, environmental education and ......

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• Eco-Escuela de Espanol

  Sep 24, 2009 - San Andres, Guatemala

  Most travelers come to San Andres to learn Spanish or volunteer. Eco-Escuela de Espanol was created in 1996 in partnership ......

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Services

• Shopping Overview

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  El Remate is well known for the very high quality woodcarvings made by indigenous families trained for generations. The variety ......

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• Medical

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  There are neither pharmacies nor doctors in El Remate. The closest are in Santa Elena and Flores. ......

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• Laundry

  Oct 22, 2009 - El Remate, Guatemala

  There is no laundry in El Remate but most of the hotels offer laundry to their guests. Ask at the ......

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Jobs

• Volunteer Peten

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  Volunteer Peten in San Andres offers volunteer opportunities in environment education, reforestation, forest management and medicinal plants. Volunteers are expected ......

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• Volunteering Summary

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  If you want to volunteer with animals or in the protection of the environment around Flores you should contact ARCAS ......

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• ARCAS

  Sep 26, 2009 - Flores, Guatemala

  ARCAS offers volunteer opportunities in its rescue center to anybody who wants to help the conservation of Guatemalan wildlife. Volunteers ......

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V!VA List Articles

V!VA World

• Get off the tourist path: visit Yaxhá in Peten

  Aug 13, 2009 - Guatemala

  My first trip to Petén was in December 2005 so I decided to go back to this amazing region during ......

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