Aguateca

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Tropical jungle

Getting to Aguateca is not particularly difficult, if coming from Guatemala city catch a bus to Coban then a bus to Sayaxche. From there you can have a guide take you via wooden canoe, they are not dugouts. The canoes have motors, but the trip takes a few hours, the last of which is through very narrow swampland. Be prepared to dodge weeds that brush against the boat, as well as the pole that the guide uses to steer!

Aguateca has some of the best-preserved Mayan ruins in Guatemala. You will see stelae and temple ruins that may not be the largest or most imposing, but great care has been taken during excavation to preserve the area. Its location makes it half the funyou are more likely to encounter archaeologists at work than tourists with cameras.

• Platforms K6-1, L6-1, und L6-2These are the oldest buildings (350 A.D.).

• Palace Group

• Barranca Escondida

• Main Plaza

There are no hotels or campgrounds in Aguateca.

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry

There have been a hefts on the microbus from Cruces to Sayaxche, so take care.