Who ever said there was nothing to see in Guatemala City doesn't know anything about Central America history and architecture in general. I am so glad you're open minded. Thank
Enjoying your videos - I spend 4 days in Guatemala City on my Central America run at the Intercontinental ( nice neighborhood) and had enough of the city - walked 5-6 hours every day.
Thank you! I don't think most people will have any need to spend a month there like we did when there are so many other places in Guatemala to visit. But there are some nice things worth seeing if you have the time. We also walked a lot, especially on Sunday afternoons with Pasas y Pedales.
As a Native to “la capital”, I have to give you props for all the places you discovered and ventured to. Your descriptions are all on point and accurate, your video on our city really stands out in my opinion. I actually had my partner’s mom (Belizean) visiting us during the protests and it was kind of nerve wracking. I am glad you had a pleasant stay in Guate. ❤
The city was probably safer during the protests because it was difficult to get around, schools were closed and work from home was privileged. So, less traffic and less people outside = less armed thieves. Thank you for sharing about Guatemala City. There are things to see and every tourist can enjoy a little stay there and a visit of a few spots. But frankly, it is not a nice town to live in. The government and the municipality should work a lot on public transportation, infrastructure for bicycles and people who walk, green spaces, a cultural offer and, of course, security. And then, it would be an awesome place !
I appreciate your comment, because as a resident you see things that we never will. We had a lovely stay, but every city always has room for improvement. 👍
Im happy you guys were able to enjoy your time here in Guate, as we natives call it, and yes, you are right, there are a lot of misconceptions about the city, but these are either from people who have never been here before , so what do they know, or people who ended up in the wrong place and had a bad time, and thats true in any city in the world, not just here. I lived in the US for over 25 years, and there are bad places that you can end up in if you are not careful, where you can get mugged or even shoot. I travel to Europe, and there are bad places there as well, so it's just a matter of knowing where you are and the places you need to stay out of, and you will be fine. If you guys ever decide to come back and need a guide or just a local who can show you around and give some tips or a little history of the place, hit me up!
Most of the foreigner that come here love the place. I ho early never understood the bad rep but nowadays it's visited quite often and it's mostly safe .
I would add the Aurora Zoo to the list, especially if you travel with children. The place is beautiful, very clean, lots of animals, a lot of places for them. It is the best zoo I haver seen.
A week is probably smarter 😆, we are just realizing that the longer we stay in a place, the more we like it. We had the time, so we went all in for a month and it worked out great for us. But we are kinda weird sometimes. lol
We are both city guys, but I can't say I noticed air pollution. Definitely have been places where that was more of an issue. I can't say there isn't any, it sure is a big city, but just saying we didn't notice it one way or another.
The guatemalan nicest zones are 14, which is also called Guanhattan, because the amount of buildinga and tallest, zone 13, has the best views to Guanhattan and airport, zones 10,9, 15 is a great zone, youll find vista 15 spindle top restaurant, with great vies to land scape, zone 16, where Cayalá city is.
Popol vuh, is something like the mayan bible. It begins by saying let us make man, lets make him out of corn. It tells the story of Hunapú and Ishbalanké.
Guatemala City is excellent :has restaurants from all over the world.High end restaurants to local eatiers :all good food.Beautiful modern malls,modern movie theatres with movies in English . Modern supermarkets with everything in them ,plus local markets .I would consider Guatemala City a world class city Have you guys been to Costa Rica ? how does Guatemala compare to Costa Rica ? I hear Costa Rica is more expensive? have you guys been to Mexico ? Colombia ? WHat about language ? can one get around with only English ?
We haven't yet been to Colombia, and only had a week in Costa Rica in the cloud forest so that is hard to compare, but I would assume Costa Rica would be more expensive than Guatemala. Mexico is probably a similar level price wise in many areas, though the big tourist areas and places like Mexico City can be much more expensive of course. But that is the fun part of traveling, is finding the ways to go to and experience all of the countries you want to see! Language wise, we have transactional Spanish and can order lunch and bus tickets, but can't really have a conversation, and we have been fine traveling all over the Americas. A lot of people speak English in the bigger touristy areas, but even when they don't, a little Spanish goes a long way if you stay calm and smile a lot. 😄
Ngl, Guate is a pretty place, there are some veeery pretty places you can go, the more obvious choices are the more popular places, Antigua, the Main city, Atitlan, Quiche, Peten, Xela, Izabal etc. But those places are the only ones that look pretty, most of the country are very poor and ugly and dangerous, like Amatitlan which used to be a relatively popular place due to the lake, but it's not maintained by the town mayor, it sucks and its very dangerous, other places like Quiche is popular but most of the interior of the state is again, poor, dirty and unsafe most of the time. So to keep it short, most of the popular places are good to go and pretty, the rest of the country though, you really see the terrible and corrupt government, heck even the Aurora airport which is the first thing you may see when you get here it's not in the best condition, and it's been like so for years now, even from before i was born i think, prolly not that much but still, you get the point.
Thanks for the comment. I think many countries are similar, there are certainly areas in the US I wouldn't want to travel to on vacation. There is always more work for all of us to do in making things better.
@@tendegreeswarmer Absolutely true, we all should strive to do better even with dumb governments, W words, and thanks for finding Guate pretty, if i could recomend a place you should visit if you come back would be Q'umarkaj if you havent visited it before, its similar to Tikal, but its located in Santa Cruz del Quiché, in well, Quiché lol, pretty place although very slipery during the more humid months of the year
The best (and safest) zones to visit are Zone 10 Zone 13 (only on the avenida las americas) Zone 14 Zone 4 (on 4 grados norte) And zone 15 and 16 But you should stay on zone 10. It’s safer. There are some parts in zone 9 where you can get your phone stolen.
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Solo la música algo fuera de contexto, Guatemala no es un país tropical y la música no es para nada la idoncincracia colonial o moderna y mucho menos su clima templado todo esto el mejor de centro américa el caribe y parte de sud america
Zona 14 is also a great place to stay if you're looking for something a little bit fancier, less things to do around but some nice restaurants too! It would be for a less active and more relaxing vacation though! Zone 10 is the best!
@@tendegreeswarmer Also! The list of worth going to restaurants is huge nowadays! I could share if to you if needed! The gastronomic scene has been going up and up here! No matter the budget you'll find something nice and even surprising!
Guatemala city is so underrated
We agree, we enjoyed it!
Who ever said there was nothing to see in Guatemala City doesn't know anything about Central America history and architecture in general. I am so glad you're open minded. Thank
We loved it!! 😁
David and Robb, you continue to inspire us! Great work on this, and all of your videos!
Thank you so much for the feedback! 😄
Enjoying your videos - I spend 4 days in Guatemala City on my Central America run at the Intercontinental ( nice neighborhood) and had enough of the city - walked 5-6 hours every day.
Thank you! I don't think most people will have any need to spend a month there like we did when there are so many other places in Guatemala to visit. But there are some nice things worth seeing if you have the time. We also walked a lot, especially on Sunday afternoons with Pasas y Pedales.
Thank you for visiting , we hope you come back and if you ever want to take Spanish lessons please let us know!
As a Native to “la capital”, I have to give you props for all the places you discovered and ventured to. Your descriptions are all on point and accurate, your video on our city really stands out in my opinion.
I actually had my partner’s mom (Belizean) visiting us during the protests and it was kind of nerve wracking. I am glad you had a pleasant stay in Guate. ❤
Vuelvan pronto muchachos
Thank you for the kind comment. We have always loved our visits to Guatemala and I’m sure we’ll be back!
The city was probably safer during the protests because it was difficult to get around, schools were closed and work from home was privileged. So, less traffic and less people outside = less armed thieves.
Thank you for sharing about Guatemala City. There are things to see and every tourist can enjoy a little stay there and a visit of a few spots. But frankly, it is not a nice town to live in. The government and the municipality should work a lot on public transportation, infrastructure for bicycles and people who walk, green spaces, a cultural offer and, of course, security. And then, it would be an awesome place !
I appreciate your comment, because as a resident you see things that we never will. We had a lovely stay, but every city always has room for improvement. 👍
I have just watched your video, and I really appreciate your comments about Guatemala City. Thank you for visiting us. May God bless you.
Thanks for watching. We love Guatemala! 😀
Nice video guys , Guatemala will be waiting for your next visit! Hello from Boston de un chapín !
Thank you, we do plan on coming back! 😀
I am surprised that you did not visit Cayala in the month.
We intended to, but our bad timing with the protests and road blocks kept us closer to home for too long to fit it in. Next time! 😀
Guatemala city the whole country is underrated!
It’s only underrated by people who haven’t been there yet. Everyone I’ve met that has visited loves Guatemala! 😁
Im happy you guys were able to enjoy your time here in Guate, as we natives call it, and yes, you are right, there are a lot of misconceptions about the city, but these are either from people who have never been here before , so what do they know, or people who ended up in the wrong place and had a bad time, and thats true in any city in the world, not just here. I lived in the US for over 25 years, and there are bad places that you can end up in if you are not careful, where you can get mugged or even shoot. I travel to Europe, and there are bad places there as well, so it's just a matter of knowing where you are and the places you need to stay out of, and you will be fine. If you guys ever decide to come back and need a guide or just a local who can show you around and give some tips or a little history of the place, hit me up!
Thank you for your comment, we agree! 😀👍
Good info for planning our Guatemala visit, thanks!
I think you are going to love it! Thanks for watching 😀
Most of the foreigner that come here love the place. I ho early never understood the bad rep but nowadays it's visited quite often and it's mostly safe .
This has been our experience as well, we had a great visit in Guatemala City. 😀
Thanks guys for visiting my country and also I appreciate the comments from you, love you video hope you going back
Thank you for the nice comment. We love Guatemala and I'm sure we will be back. You have a beautiful and very hospitable country! 😀
I would add the Aurora Zoo to the list, especially if you travel with children. The place is beautiful, very clean, lots of animals, a lot of places for them. It is the best zoo I haver seen.
Thank you for the recommendation. It was on our list of places to check out but we just ran out of time.
Thanks for visiting Guatemala. I really enjoyed your video! 🙂
Thank you for the nice message. We love Guatemala!! 😀
Where you there during the October protests? I'm glad you didn't run into any issues and thank you for the wonderful review of our city.
Yes exactly. We are glad at how little it affected us in the city, we were in the right place!
I appreciate this review and your analysis. We might choose only one week if we aren’t sure someplace is a good fit. A month is a commitment!
A week is probably smarter 😆, we are just realizing that the longer we stay in a place, the more we like it. We had the time, so we went all in for a month and it worked out great for us. But we are kinda weird sometimes. lol
Next time, you should to visit, the inside of Palacio Nacional de la Cultura and the Museo Miraflores, two important places to discover.
Thank you for the recommendations! 😀
Beatiful City to visit. A lot places to go and and new unique experience.
It really is! Thank you for your comment 😁
It’s called “pasos y pedales” like steps and Pedals, Cruz people Go walking or with their bikes. Thank you for the nice video.
Thank you! 😀
Thank you all for coming to our beautiful country!!! Welcome any time any day! We love tourism
Thank you for the warm welcome! 😀
How's the air pollution? Does it bother you? Medellin bothered me and wondering if you struggled with it at all.
We are both city guys, but I can't say I noticed air pollution. Definitely have been places where that was more of an issue. I can't say there isn't any, it sure is a big city, but just saying we didn't notice it one way or another.
I also follow Erica Dickerson. She lives in Guatemala. I would like to visit one day. I’m enjoying your videos. You guys are awesome!😊
Thanks for watching, we appreciate your comment! And yes, I hope you can make it to Guatemala, it is such a fascinating country.
Cayala? Didnt go there.
We didn't either, but we heard it was nice 😀
The best (and safest) zones to visit are
Zone 10
Zone 13 (only on the avenida las americas)
Zone 14
Zone 4 (on 4 grados norte)
And zone 15 and 16
Thanks for the recommendations! 😀
where to stay Zone 10 ,Zone 4 or Zone 14 .Zone 14 Las AMericas is also very nice and very safe ;with great apartments.
Thanks for the recommendations! 😀
💚 PLAZA ESPAÑA...IN ZONE 9! 🇬🇹
We walked through Plaza España several times, it was a good destination when we wanted to stretch our legs and get a little walk. 😀
@@tendegreeswarmer 💚 I AM GLAD YOU DID.
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL PLACE IS GUATEMALA'S NACIONAL THEATER... IT'S WORLD CLASS AND UNIQUE! 🇬🇹
Gracias amigos por visitarnos ❤ Thank you amigos for visiting us ❤
¡Gracias! Nos encanta visitar su hermoso país.
Thank you! We love visiting your beautiful country. 😀
The guatemalan nicest zones are 14, which is also called Guanhattan, because the amount of buildinga and tallest, zone 13, has the best views to Guanhattan and airport, zones 10,9, 15 is a great zone, youll find vista 15 spindle top restaurant, with great vies to land scape, zone 16, where Cayalá city is.
Thank you for sharing! We didn't get to see as much as we would have liked - I never heard about Guanhattan, maybe next time!
Popol vuh, is something like the mayan bible. It begins by saying let us make man, lets make him out of corn. It tells the story of Hunapú and Ishbalanké.
Guatemala City is excellent :has restaurants from all over the world.High end restaurants to local eatiers :all good food.Beautiful modern malls,modern movie theatres with movies in English . Modern supermarkets with everything in them ,plus local markets .I would consider Guatemala City a world class city Have you guys been to Costa Rica ? how does Guatemala compare to Costa Rica ? I hear Costa Rica is more expensive? have you guys been to Mexico ? Colombia ? WHat about language ? can one get around with only English ?
We haven't yet been to Colombia, and only had a week in Costa Rica in the cloud forest so that is hard to compare, but I would assume Costa Rica would be more expensive than Guatemala. Mexico is probably a similar level price wise in many areas, though the big tourist areas and places like Mexico City can be much more expensive of course. But that is the fun part of traveling, is finding the ways to go to and experience all of the countries you want to see! Language wise, we have transactional Spanish and can order lunch and bus tickets, but can't really have a conversation, and we have been fine traveling all over the Americas. A lot of people speak English in the bigger touristy areas, but even when they don't, a little Spanish goes a long way if you stay calm and smile a lot. 😄
The Guatemala I saw was safe and interesting.
They try so hard …
So glad you had a great experience, as we did! 😀
Slight typo in your description, it's pasos y pedales (steps and pedals) not pasas y pedales (rasins and pedals 😂)
Oops! Thanks for catching that. 😆😆😆
people got me scared now u easing me up
The same happened with us, but we liked it 👍
Pasos y pedales no pasas is raise in inglés
Oops did we goof? Thanks for the correction! 😀👍
Ngl, Guate is a pretty place, there are some veeery pretty places you can go, the more obvious choices are the more popular places, Antigua, the Main city, Atitlan, Quiche, Peten, Xela, Izabal etc. But those places are the only ones that look pretty, most of the country are very poor and ugly and dangerous, like Amatitlan which used to be a relatively popular place due to the lake, but it's not maintained by the town mayor, it sucks and its very dangerous, other places like Quiche is popular but most of the interior of the state is again, poor, dirty and unsafe most of the time.
So to keep it short, most of the popular places are good to go and pretty, the rest of the country though, you really see the terrible and corrupt government, heck even the Aurora airport which is the first thing you may see when you get here it's not in the best condition, and it's been like so for years now, even from before i was born i think, prolly not that much but still, you get the point.
Thanks for the comment. I think many countries are similar, there are certainly areas in the US I wouldn't want to travel to on vacation. There is always more work for all of us to do in making things better.
@@tendegreeswarmer Absolutely true, we all should strive to do better even with dumb governments, W words, and thanks for finding Guate pretty, if i could recomend a place you should visit if you come back would be Q'umarkaj if you havent visited it before, its similar to Tikal, but its located in Santa Cruz del Quiché, in well, Quiché lol, pretty place although very slipery during the more humid months of the year
@@CaffeineManu Thank you for the recommendation, we aren't familiar with Q'umarkaj but now I want to look it up for next time!
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The best (and safest) zones to visit are
Zone 10
Zone 13 (only on the avenida las americas)
Zone 14
Zone 4 (on 4 grados norte)
And zone 15 and 16
But you should stay on zone 10. It’s safer. There are some parts in zone 9 where you can get your phone stolen.
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Solo la música algo fuera de contexto, Guatemala no es un país tropical y la música no es para nada la idoncincracia colonial o moderna y mucho menos su clima templado todo esto el mejor de centro américa el caribe y parte de sud america
¡Gracias por el comentario! Thank you for the comment 😀
Zona 14 is also a great place to stay if you're looking for something a little bit fancier, less things to do around but some nice restaurants too! It would be for a less active and more relaxing vacation though! Zone 10 is the best!
Great video!
Thanks for the tips! Sometimes relaxing is nice! 😀
Thanks for watching 👍
@@tendegreeswarmer Also! The list of worth going to restaurants is huge nowadays! I could share if to you if needed! The gastronomic scene has been going up and up here! No matter the budget you'll find something nice and even surprising!