Guatemala - The Pacific Slope
Separated from the highlands by a chain of volcanoes, the flatlands that run down to the Pacific are universally known as La Costa. It’s a sultry region with rich volcanic soil good for growing coffee, palm-oil seeds and sugarcane.
- get away from absolutely everything in the one-hotel town of Tilapita
- investigate the bridge in history between the Olmec and the Maya while strolling Parque Arqueológico Takalik Abaj
- spot wildlife among the mangrove-lined canal and lagoons of Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii
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