All Places in Guatemala

An art gallery that celebrates Indigenous Maya practices and traditions.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.