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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Quetzaltenango

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Updated February 10, 2014

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The top of the brightly colored church

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

La Iglesia de San Andres de Xecul

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.
Overlooking Xela on the way to Los Vahos

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Los Vahos

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.
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Baños Balcárcel

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Baños Balcárcel

A century-old bathhouse that provides the luxury of warm water to rural Guatemalans.
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Chapel of El Rey San Pascual.

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Chapel of El Rey San Pascual

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.
2 miles from Quetzaltenango

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Las Fuentes Georginas

Volcanically heated hot springs.
7 miles from Quetzaltenango
Sunrise over Atitlán.

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Lago de Atitlán

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
24 miles from Quetzaltenango
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