Guatemala - Central & Eastern Guatemala (Chapter)

This is the Central & Eastern Guatemala chapter from Lonely Planet's Guatemala guidebook.

Stretching from the steamy lowland forests of El Petén to the dry tropics of the Río Motagua valley, and from the edge of the western highlands to the Caribbean, Central & Eastern Guatemala is the country's most diverse region.

• visit the caves at Grutas de Lanquín at sunset to witness the dazzling display of navigation skills shown by the mass-exiting bats
• maps
• go bush in the jungle hideaway of Las Conchas, where waterfalls, jungle treks and village tours await
• transport
• get down with the Garífuna in the unique Caribbean town of Lívingston
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Alta & Baja Verapaz, Salamá & around, Salto de Chaliscó, Biotopo Del Quetzal, Cobán & around, Parque Ecológico Hun Nal Ye, Chisec & around, Parque Nacional Laguna Lachuá & around, Playa Grande, Raxruhá & around, El Oriente, Río Hondo, Estanzuela, Zacapa, Chiquimula & around, Volcán de Quetzaltepeque, Esquipulas, Quiriguá, Copán (Honduras), Copán Site, Copán Ruinas & around, Caribbean Coast, Lago de Izabal, Puerto Barrios, Punta de Manabique, Lívingston & around.