![]() We were super impressed with how friendly the Guatemalan City locals were. The total cost was 50 Quetzales/$6.45 USD.Īfterward, we walked back to our room and slept for a couple more hours. We stopped at a local food stand and picked up Guatemalan chorizo & salami hot dogs (very different from what you are probably thinking), a tortilla chorizo dish, and 2 liters of bottled water. The fatigue of the day had built up, and our feet were getting sore, so we headed in the direction of our Airbnb and grab an inexpensive dinner along the way. No one appeared to be taking pictures, so we followed suit. It turns out the museum we really wanted to see (the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology) was closed, so instead, we checked out the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno “Carlos Mérida” which was next door.Īll the museums in this complex have Guatemalan citizen and non-Guatemalan citizen admission rates (5 Quetzales vs 50 Quetzales), so we paid the foreigner price for 2 tickets (100 Quetzales/$12.90 USD) and checked it out. We set up in our Airbnb room ($19.40 USD/day room rate + 40 Quetzales/$5.16 USD taxi fare) and snoozed for an hour or two because we were running on fumes.Īfter the zoo, we hung out in the Museum District to rest our feet. Our host didn’t speak English, and our Spanish is barely beyond Duolingo level 1 at this point, but we were able to communicate everything important. We landed in Guatemala City at 6 am, contacted our Airbnb host through the airport Wifi, and were promptly picked up within 10 minutes. But everyone was very nice along the way, and getting this flight for cheap really gave us no cause for complaint. Meaning, that it was the usual travel hell as one might expect, but there were no surprises. Our flight and JFK/ La Aurora Airport experiences were fine. ![]() And the fact that we made the drive deep in the evening on a Saturday probably helped too. Travel Insurance - Due to all the possible risks in this city, make sure you have adequate travel health insurance which will cover the cost of any medical treatment, as well as probable loss of your valuables.Without question, the most dangerous part of the day was driving our one-way car rental through New York City traffic to JFK airport! This was made all the worse by our desire to not pay for any road tolls, but we survived. ![]() An alternative airport when coming to Guatemala is situated in Flores, Petén. It is a modern airport with lots of facilities.
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