Guatemala
The mixed of ancient Maya culture, mystery and surfing. Find no crowded waves on the beaches of Guatemala a 1 hour drive from the most modern cities of Central America and in striking distance to the culture and party town Antigua.
The best and most consistent beach breaks in Central America, no crowds friendly locals and world class sand bottom point breaks, perfect for long hollow tubes.
If you need a surf fix Guatemala is for you, it never goes flat!
Arqueology
Guatemala has been endowed with great archaeological wealth, like no other country has. In almost any area of the Guatemalan territory there is an archaeological site to be visited. Guatemala's archaeological richness consists of ruins in major Mayan cities, and of archaeological pieces such as steal, pottery and glyphs. Part of these pieces is found in Guatemalan museums, and part is located at museums in other countries like Germany, France and the United States. One of the most important archaeological sites is Tikal National Park, opened in 1955, which houses the most, outstanding and monumental city of the Maya culture: Tikal. The park is located within the department of Petén. One of its largest buildings is the Temple of the Two-headed Serpent.
Ecoturism
Ecotourism is a variety of tourism that is well developed in Guatemala. Furthermore, the name of this country originates from the Náhuatl word Quauhtitlan, which means "among trees", an accurate allusion to the natural wealth it holds. The Guatemalan territory has an extension of only 108,889 square kilometers (about 41,700 square miles), and is considered to be one of the most biologically diverse throughout the world, for having 10% of all the species registered in the planet. With 19 ecosystems, 300 microclimates and 33 volcanoes (three of which are active), the visitor can change from a thick-mist covered forest to a dry and warm desert, in only a few minutes. Currently, the country has 93 legally declared protected areas; 25 of them are areas under special protection. All of them cover a vast range of natural regions, from mangroves, on both coasts, to cloud forests in the mountains, and one million 400 thousand hectares of Mayan Biosphere reserve. Besides, there are many well-developed projects in which the tourist involves himself completely with the communities' dwellers, staying overnight at a family's home and sharing their food with them. Travelers can get to know the history, culture, gastronomy and worldly outlook of the Mayan communities that they visit on their way. For this reason, ecotourism is a powerful tool of community development in Guatemala, for it involves dwellers in order to improve their life quality. Rain forest: more than 300 species of birds, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and toucans. Due to its immense value, Tikal was declared Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Adventure
If you are one of those people who "cannot stay still" and, in addition, love adventure, it does not stop here: you set your own limit. You can sail in canoe through a river in the middle of the jungle while monkeys, colorful birds and a tapir are watching you. Also, go horseback riding through the mountains and descend to caves that were once ceremonial grounds of the ancestral Maya. Just let life enrapture you like it has not done it in years. In Guatemala, adventure can be experienced by doing trekking, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, horseback riding, navigating, traveling in 4WD vehicles, visiting caves, exploring the jungle…and more.
Surfing Breaks
These are one of the best surf spots in Guatemala they are in order from east to west. We also are updating every month a spot so please visit us in the future to see more pictures and details. If you need to know more info please contact us: info@fatumtravel.com.
These are some of the good surfing spots of the area:
- Grarita Chapina
- Barra de la Gabina
- Las Lisas
- Hawaii
- Monterrico
- Puerto de San Jose
- Chulamar
- Marina del Sur
- El paredon
- Sipacate
- La empanizada
- Tejocate
- Chicago
- Tulate
- Champerico
- Manchon
- El Mango
- Ocos