Category:Central Highlands (Guatemala)
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The Central Highlands are the region around Guatemala City in Guatemala.
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The Guatemalan capital, Guatemala City is a center of indsutry and commerce. There aren't much attractions for tourists but visiting the museums and exploring the local markets aren't such a bad idea.
It is a very different city in comparison to Guatemala City. It's quiet and filled with spectacular colonial buildings with lots of international flavor as well. This is the place where great majority of travelers choose to base themselves in Guatemala.
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The countryside around Antigua and Guatemala City is a spectacular landscape of volcanoes, forests of pines, meadows, corn fields and coffee plantations with occassional villages. It is well-worth a visit. Looming over the capital is the Pacaya volcano which is one of the most active volcanoes throughout Central and South Americas.
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If you are arriving by air, you will be coming in from Aurora International Airport. Since 2005, it's under-construction for its remodeling project which was about time since the airport looked very outdated in comparison to other Central American countries. To move on from the airport, you can either take scheduled shuttle buses to Antigua or taxis from outside of the terminal.
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Since Guatemala's governamental system is centralized in Guatemala City, many national and international non-governamental organizations are based on the capital city as well. There are numerous foreign NGOs in Antigua also since Antigua is a hub of foreign volunteers. See those articles for information on volunteer opportunties.
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Guatemala City has rather alarming rate of crime. Stay out of trouble by using plenty of common sense.
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