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Guatemala, 1989 |
Also see: Guatemala background info page
Metropolitan cathedral, on the central plaza in Guatemala City.
National Palace, on the central plaza in Guatemala City.
An ornate arch over a busy commercial street in downtown Guatemala City. Note the national coat of arms in the upper center.
Antigua Guatemala, with the "Volcano of Water" (or "Fire"?) in the background. Until it was laid to ruins by a major earthquake in the late 18th Century, this city was the capital of Guatemala.
Gardens in the central plaza of Antigua Guatemala.
The ruins of a colonial-era monastery in Antigua Guatemala, with the "Volcano of Fire" (or "Water"?) in the background.
Cultivated hillside in the highlands north of Antigua. This was taken in April, at the end of the dry season. Farmers deliberately set fire to the field to clear them of weeds prior to planting their new crops.
Lake Atitlan, shrouded in haze. The hippie-tourist mecca of Panajachel, featuring a wide range of Indian arts and crafts, is located on its shores.
Palatial museum building at Quetzaltenango.
One of the pyramids at Zacaleu (also spelled "Zaculeu"), near Huehuetenango.
The central acropolis at Tikal, which used to be a large city but suddenly collapsed in the 10th Century. Parts of one of the "Star Wars" movies were filmed here.
"Temple #1," the tallest pyramid at Tikal, on the other side of the acropolis from the photo above. It is very difficult to climb!
Rebuilding one of the Tikal pyramids, which used to be covered in jungle vegetation.
Turkey at the Tikal camping grounds.
