ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 16,858,333 • CAPITAL: Guatemala City • MAIN CITIES: Quetzaltenango, Villa Nueva • VISA: No visa required by U.S. visitors for stays of up to 90 days. Passport must be valid for six months • HEALTH: Yellow fever immunization essential if arriving from an infected area. Precautions recommended against hepatitis A, typhoid and, depending on area to be visited, malaria • CURRENCY: Quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos. Visa and American Express widely accepted; Diners Club and MasterCard in some places. Currency and travelers
checks should be in U.S. dollars • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): Q7.71 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent is normal • TIME: GMT -6 • ELECTRICITY: 110 volts. No adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. U.S. license accepted for fi rst 30 days • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Apr 14-17; May 1; Jun 30; Jul 4; Sept 15; Oct 12, 20; Nov 1; Dec 24, 25, 31 • LANGUAGE: Spanish • RELIGION: Catholic majority • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +502
CLIMATE In the highlands, the dry season is from November to April and the wet season is from May to October. Temperatures are between 72-90F
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: La Aurora Guatemala City (GUA) Mundo Maya, Flores (FRS) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 2.5h
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