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The height of the foreign tourist season is from Christmas to Easter, the dry season (verano; November to April) is the most pleasant time. Things become acute around Christmas, New Year and Easter, and in many places you need to look ahead for rooms or transportation. A secondary high season lasts from June to August when throngs of North Americans and Europeans descend on Guatemala. If you're planning to be in the area around Easter, try to make it for Semana Santa (Holy Week), the highlight of the country's festival calendar.
 

Newsflash

Antigua Guatemala was the third seat of the capital of the so-called kingdom of Guatemala which included the states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica as well as Chiapas, part of Mexico. Was founded on March 10 1543 with the original name of Santiago de los Caballeros of Guatemala.