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Getting around
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For most people, travelling in Guatemala means using the anarchic fume-belching
bus system
: a chaotic mix of fun, frustration and discomfort. While it's possible to remove yourself from this chaos to a certain degree by taking
tourist shuttles
and
flights
, you risk missing out on one of Guatemala's essential experiences. Though in remote areas many buses leave in the dead of night in order to reach the morning markets, we strongly recommend
not traveling after dark
if you can avoid it, due to the greater risk of robbery.
Despite a concerted government campaign to improve things, Guatemala's road network is still alarmingly inadequate and you'll constantly find yourself stuck behind smoking trucks as you climb up the Carretera Interamericana to Lago de AtitlA?n or drive down to the Caribbean. Fortunately, whatever the pace of your journey, you always have the spectacular Guatemalan countryside to wonder at Other useful information
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Guatemala,
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