Magic Place
Avenida las americas, zona 14.
Pradera Concepcion
Newest cinemas in guatemala with imax theater
If English is your native language with Spanish as your second language, you might find work as a private English tutor or translator. Look at the classifieds in Prensa Libre.
Recreational activities can be done as well, from climbing volcanoes Agua and Pacaya, to swimming in several recreational facilities, as well as water sports in Lago de Atitlán lake.
For recreation, you can visit 4 Grados Norte: pedestrian roads that offer great entertainment, commerce and cultural activities, and Zona Viva, an area of Zona 10 that has become the main center for nightlife. Guatemala City is an urban center with cultural diversity, cosmopolitan as well as traditional, in which traditional and folkloric abundance stands out, with legends such as El Cadejo or La Llorona. The city offers the tourist all the services and commodities and is normally the center of operations to set out to any of the other destinations in the Republic.
Every Sunday
Hundreds of people stroll at the main plaza "plaza mayor"in zona 1, where music, arts and food is provided
Cinema
Fútbol
If you want to experience a fútbol game in a fútbol nation, spend a Sunday morning/afternoon at Estadio Mateo Flores. You can catch a match of the most popular fútbol club in the country, CSD Municipal "Los Rojos". Tickets are cheap and you can get them at the stadium entrance. Go to (http://www.rojos.com) to see when there is a local match. "Palco" is the most expensive seating with ample spaced seats followed by "Preferencia", "Tribuna",where the "hinchas", or fanatics, sit and "General Sur y Norte" which are the cheapest. The first three are best for a good view.
The other big Guatemala City fútbol team is Comunicaciones "Los Cremas". If Municipal isn't playing, go see Comunicaciones play as they both share "Estadio Mateo Flores" as their home venue.about 12
university courses
Some of the universities give courses open to the public. Check out their websites for more information.
Language schools
Academia Europea
15 calle 2-64, zona 10. tel 2363-5760, 2368-1002, (http://www.academia-europ...). most of the teachers in other languages from this academy teach their native language. it has taken a large portion of the market for language learning because of its unique and patented system.
Oxford Language Center
20 calle 23-59, zona 10. tel 2368-1231/2368-1332, (http://www.olcenglish.com). a small, friendly language school specializing in english, but also offering several other languages including spanish, portuguese, japanese, mandarin, dutch, french, italian, and german, which are taught exclusively by native speakers. this school gives personal service with payment required up front, no refunds. oxford language center also has a second location in coban.
IGA - Instituto Guatemalteco Americano
Ruta 1 4-05, zona 4. tel 338-5555. fax 338-4571. [email protected], (http://www.iga.edu). teaching in small groups, normally 1-5 students. 7 levels, starting at basic level. more weight on grammar than the typical language schools in antigua, with some courses on just practicing. the price is around q850 for a course of 2 hours a day mon-fri, seven weeks approximately. you can get a discount if you only plan to follow part of the course. the classes are from 9-11 or 11-13 and you can combine two classes. the students are from all over the world, many of them children or spouses.
Easy-Fácil
Private teacher. It is run by linguists a university lecturer in Spanish Literature, a British citizen with many years experience in teaching English, it has professional teachers, and it is located in the best area of the city; so it is more expensive but promises better results. Attracts a range of clients from diplomats to children.
USAC - University of San Carlos
Av. reforma 0-63, zona 10. tel 331-0904/334-7662/335-5635. q600 for 40 hours 4 weeks.