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Unusual Attractions in Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

La Iglesia de San Andres de Xecul

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

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

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

2 miles from Quetzaltenango

Los Vahos

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

2 miles from Quetzaltenango

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Las Fuentes Georginas

Volcanically heated hot springs.

7 miles from Quetzaltenango

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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