Guatemala City

In Nola

18 calle 21-31, zona 10. tel 367-2424/367-2655/59. mon-fri 8:30-18-30, sat 8:30-13:30. enormous selection of fabrics by the yard prices from q20-60 depending on quality/thickness. wood, clothes, leather, ceramic, souvenirs, traditional costumes. you can also get clothes sewn there.

Centro guatemalteco de textiles

5 calle 9-41, zona 1. ceramic, wood and fabrics by the yard q15-25. can't compete with the selection at lin-canola, but cheaper. in the same street you will find more shops with fabrics in the same price range, but none with the selection of lin-canola.

Central Market

Between 8 and 6 calle/8 and 9 avenida, zona 1.

 

You can rarely find travel guides for the region at these places not even a Guatemala guide.

Libreria del Pensativo

13 calle/7 avenida, zona 9. tel 2332-5055.

Arnel

9 calle/7 avenida, edificio el centro, local 108 basement, zona 1.

Pradera Concepción

(http://www.praderaconcepc...) in puerta parada, next to the road to el salvador.

the aurora international airport

The Airport is going through remodeling in phases. The first phase, the North wing, has been finished as of December 2007. It is a modern design with nothing to envy from airports in developed nations. Phase two will see the construction of the South wing. When finished, the airport is said to be the most modern and largest airport in Central America being able to tend to 32 airplanes of different sizes at one time.

One thing you should take home with you from Guatemala is the prize winning rum Ron Zacapa Centenario. If you don't drink, somebody else is bound to be very happy for a bottle of this exquisite rum. The price tag is around $45 for a full liter, slightly cheaper than at a supermarket. Note that there are two duty-free shops. The fancy one everybody passes by on the way to/from the gates and one at the end of the terminal behind Gate 11. The latter one is about 20% cheaper for Ron Zacapa rum. The souvenir shops have some nice things if you need some last minute gifts before you leave the country a bit more expensive than the markets, but not too bad. The books they sell at the airport are ridiculously expensive, double or triple price of a bookstore.

atm

Visa is the most common credit card for use in ATMs. In the main shopping areas, especially in Zona 10, you should have no trouble finding an ATM that takes Visa.

There is a Visa/MasterCard ATM at the south side of the central plaza 8 Calle 5-36, a Visa-only ATM at 5 Avenida 9-39, and a MasterCard only at the corner of 5 Avenida/11 Calle, all in Zona 1.

Note that ATM key pads can be oriented with the 9 at the top left with the numbers descending right and down, or with the 1 at the top left with numbers ascending. If you have a spatial memory and have memorized the motion of punching in your PIN instead of the actual numerical sequence, you might be in for a surprise!

==Banks== InternationalCitiBank or Citi is found throughout the country! The retail branch in La Antigua Guatemala is a fine place to bank and perform interational transactions.

6 avenida (zona 1)

This street has undergone massive changes in the last year and is now free of street vendors. Now almost fully pedestrianized, it is best experienced on a Sunday afternoon or early evening. Several coffeeshops and restuarants.