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In this tour across Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras you will visit the most important Mayan remains of Central America:\u00a0\u00a0Joya de Cer\u00e9n<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0Tazumal<\/a>,\u00a0Casablanca<\/a>,\u00a0Cop\u00e1n\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Quirigu\u00e1.<\/b>\u00a0You will also enjoy the culture and the natural jewels of these three countries.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 1<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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GUATEMALA CITY AIRPORT \u2013 HOTEL<\/p>\n

Arrival at the airport, and transfer to selected hotel in\u00a0Guatemala City<\/strong>\u00a0for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 2<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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GUATEMALA CITY \u2013 CHALCHUAPA-JOYA DE CEREN-SAN SALVADOR<\/p>\n

Breakfast, departure from Guatemala City to San Salvador, 270 km. Visit to\u00a0JOYA de CER\u00c9N<\/a>\u00a0Archaeological Site, which\u00a0UNESCO declared as World Heritage Site<\/strong>, one of the most important discoveries in recent years in Latin America. This site, unique in the Mayan World, gives us a glimpse of the Mayan lifestyle. Continue to\u00a0Tazumal\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Casa Blanca<\/a>\u00a0Archeological Sites. Then, transfer to San Salvador for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 3<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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SAN SALVADOR-SANTA ANA-COPAN (HONDURAS)<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Departure for the heroic city of\u00a0Santa Ana<\/strong>, the second most important city in El Salvador. Brief panoramic tour. Transfer to Cop\u00e1n (Honduras). Arrival at noon after the brief migratory process. In the evening, visit to an Archeological Site, which is\u00a0considered one of the most important sites of Mayan<\/strong>\u00a0World. Then, you will visit the complex with its sculpted stelas, the stairway with Mayan Glyphs, and the ball courts. Accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 4<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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COPAN-QUIRIGUA-MARISCOS OR RIO DULCE<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Departure to\u00a0Quirigu\u00e1<\/strong>, one of the smallest Mayan Cities, but one of the most notable due to its splendid series of monuments. Most likely founded in the late Pre-Classic period, and flourished until the 10th century until Quirigu\u00e1 was abandoned for unknown reasons. The archaeological site of Quirigu\u00e1 contains the largest stela ever discovered in the Mayan world. Transfer to Guatemala City. Departure to\u00a0Mariscos or Rio Dulce<\/strong>\u00a0for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 5<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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MARISCOS OR RIO DULCE -LIVINGSTON-RIO DULCE-FLORES<\/p>\n

Breakfast, and transfer to Rio Dulce. Departure by boat to visit\u00a0LIVINGSTON<\/strong>, the Garifuna settlement, with their reggae and PUNTA music, the coconut bread, etc. Continue by boat up the river, where you will be able to appreciate the lush vegetation, and a natural canyon. Arrive to\u00a0Rio Dulce<\/strong>. You will also visit the\u00a0San Felipe de Lara Castle<\/strong>, built in the XVII Century by the Spanish as a way to avoid looting in the warehouses by the shore of the lake. Later on, transfer to your hotel for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 6<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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FLORES-TIKAL-FLORES-GUATEMALA CITY<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Transfer to\u00a0Tikal<\/a>, the most important archaeological site in the Mayan world. Its name means \u201cPlace of Voices\u201d, and it was built during the classic Mayan period. Visit the main Plaza,\u00a0Temple of the Great Jaguar, central acropolis, Mundo Perdido<\/strong>\u00a0or Lost World, and temple IV, from where you can observe the majesty of the city. and the emerald green jungle. After lunch (included \u2013 no drinks), transfer to the Mundo Maya International airport to board the flight to return to Guatemala City.\u00a0 Transfer to the selected hotel for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 7<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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GUATEMALA CITY-CHICHICASTENANGO-LAKE ATITLAN<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Transfer from your hotel to the Guatemalan Highlands along the Pan-American Highway to\u00a0Chichicastenango<\/a>, a quiche indigenous town surrounded by hills and mountains that jealously keep the inhabitants\u2019 traditions, as they melt their pre-Hispanic and catholic rituals at the 400 years old church of Santo Tomas, built on the remains of a Mayan Temple. Here, market days, Thursdays and Sundays, acquire great meaning, and smoky incense impregnates the atmosphere with mysticism and religiosity. People barter their product and the market explodes with color, tradition, and folklore. Transfer to\u00a0Panajachel<\/strong>, a village located on the shores of\u00a0Lake Atitl\u00e1n<\/a>. Considered as one of the most beautiful lakes around the world, also three volcanoes Atitl\u00e1n, Tolim\u00e1n, and San Pedro are protecting the lake. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Hotel for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 8<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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BOAT RIDE SANTIAGO ATITLAN-LAKE ATITLAN-ANTIGUA GUATEMALA<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Departure by boat to the indigenous village of\u00a0Santiago Atitl\u00e1n<\/strong>, located between the Tolim\u00e1n and San Pedro volcanoes, after a great trip over the lake. Visit the church of Santiago Apostol, the permanent market and you can buy all kinds of seasonal vegetables and fruits. Visit to the Brotherhood of Maxim\u00f3n, one of the expressions of religious syncretism in the country. Return to\u00a0Panajachel<\/strong>, and transfer to La Antigua Guatemala. Accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 9<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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ANTIGUA GUATEMALA<\/p>\n

Breakfast.\u00a0 Departure from your hotel to visit\u00a0Antigua Guatemala<\/a>\u00a0America\u2019s Colonial Monument, Antigua Guatemala, named so by the beauty and greatness of the colonial buildings. The town is protected by the surrounding eternal guards, the Volcanoes of Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango. Antigua was founded in 1543, as the third capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala, and partially destroyed in 1773 by the Santa Marta Earthquakes. Walk over cobblestoned streets to visit the Plaza de Armas, Palace of the Captains, the Cathedral, churches, and monasteries. Continue visiting the Jade factory and the handicraft market. You will also visit the nearby towns of San Antonio Aguascalientes, and Ciudad Vieja.\u00a0 At the end of the tour, return to your hotel for accommodations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 10<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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ANTIGUA GUATEMALA-GUATEMALA CITY AIRPORT<\/p>\n

Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport for your return flight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Actividades incluidas<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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