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$200 from Los Angeles - Guatemala City. Got any Plans this Weekend?
There appears to be some squabbling for the Los Angeles -- Guatemala City (LAX-GUA) route today. Spirit, American Airlines, Taca and Mexicana all have been showing excellent fares between LA and the Latin capital, and I'm currently seeing a price of about 200$ on Taca starting this weekend through Q1 2008.Usually, fares departing on such short notice are hard to come by. So if any of you left-coasters are free this weekend, surprise your significant other or mother with a trip down to Guatemala.
Don't even think about telling me that you think Guatemala is dangerous. I was there in March and got there and back just fine, even with a white girl in tow.
If you want to be super safe, the trick is to leave Guatemala City as soon as you touch down and head straight for Antigua, the old capital of Guatemala. Here you'll find an historic Central American village high in the mountains surrounded by volcanoes. Head out to see La Merced Church or stick around for a few weeks to attend spanish school.
There are a variety of activities in this safe, colonial town that will keep you busy for a long relaxing weekend without breaking the bank. And to put the safety issue in perspective, I ran into a guy from my home town, Ann Arbor as I was walking down the street one day; tourism is fairly common in Antigua.
If you get bored, you can pay a few pesos for a trip to Lake Atitlan or the top of one of the local volcanoes. I would recommend a tour in that case though, because things can get a little dicey outside of the Antigua bubble.
Use a flexible search engine such as Kayak to locate the best itineraries for your window. And as always, fare sales can disappear in the blink of an eye. If there's any question, book now and ask questions later.
Gallery: Antigua
Filed under: Photos, Guatemala, Budget Travel
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hotels antigua guatemala Dec 23rd 2008 3:29PM
hotels antigua guatemala.
After the success of The Ecolodge La Lancha in Petén sold to the director of film Francis Ford Coppola ( http://www.lalancha.com/ ), Isabel and Didier a french couple, are delighted to greet you at the first "Hotel de Charme" in Antigua of Guatemala.
This hotel propose you 5 greats rooms of different style, furnitures, clothes (2 collections, made in Guatemala, create for Zara Home Deco by Didier) and objects bought during the years, decorate the rooms mixing past and present.
All the rooms have TV, private bathroom with hot water and l'Occitane de Provence aminities, ethanol ecologic fire place and Wifi free.
Sunny terrace for the large breakfast with an amazing vue to the increible active volcano.
Hôtel: Un paseo por la Antigua.
Calle de los duelos, Las Gravileas, n°7 et 8.
Antigua, Guatemala, Amérique Centrale
tél. (502)7832.3354
mail: unpaseo@turbonett.com
http://www.unpaseoporlaantigua.com/
Thank for your attention.
Hasta luego.
Isabelle et Didier
Rob Oct 11th 2007 1:44AM
It's unbelievable, but true. A friend invited me to L.A. for Thanksgiving. I told her that if I could find a cheap flight from Guatemala, where I live, to Los Angeles I'd go visit her.
(In my mind I knew that I'd probably be spending turkey day at Pollo Campero... yet again).
I was shocked, dazed, and amazed to find a fare on Spirit Air for $193! And that includes insurance.
So this Thanksgiving I'll be in L.A. giving thanks for cheap airfare.
Rob Mercatante
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elcanche/
roy Aug 12th 2008 5:05PM
Where do you recommend, staying when you are in Guatemala? We are planning to visit Antigua, Chichicastenango, Quetzeltenango and Lake Atitlan - plus a side trip to Tikal if we can find any affordable deals - the flight to Guatemala right now is just as cheap as the flight to Tikal.