WELCOME TO GUATEMALA

Conquistador Hotel & Conference Center is located 20 minutes from International Airport “La Aurora”, and is located on Vía 5, 4-98 zone 4, Guatemala, C.A., in one of the most commercial and financial-oriented areas of the City, surrounded by:

• Municipality of Guatemala
• Public Finances Bureau
• Guatemalan Institute for Tourism - INGUAT
• Several of the main banks of Guatemala
• Shopping Malls
• Financial Center

HOLIDAYS

• January 1
  New Year
• March - April
  Holy Week
  Changing dates. The first week of full moon after March 21. (Easter per the Roman Catholic Church)
• May 1- Labor Day
• August 15
Assumption Virgin – Only in Guatemala City
• September 15
Independence Day
• November 1
All Saints Day
• December 24
Christmas Eve
• December 25
Christmas Day
• December 31
New Year’s Eve

LANGUAGE

Spanish is the official language. Besides it, there are twenty-one Mayan languages.

• Information on the nearest airports
International Airport “La Aurora”
Distance: 20 Minutes
Free Transportation to the airport
Approximate taxi rate: $10.00

WEATHER

The weather is tropical with an annual average temperature between 55° and 75°F. There are two seasons, the rainy one from May to October and the dry one from November to April.

TOURISTIC POINTS OF INTEREST

• Antigua Guatemala (45 KM / 27,96 MI )
• Atitlan Lake, in Panajachel (130 KM / 80,78 MI )
• Tikal (550 KM / 341,76 MI )
• Río Dulce (220 KM / 136,71 MI )
• Izabal Lake (220 KM / 136,71 MI )
• Quiriguá (250 KM / 155,35 MI )
• Hot District (1 KM / 0,62 MI )
• La Aurora Zoo (1 KM / 0,62 MI )
• Mateo Flores Soccer Stadium (3 KM / 3,11 MI )

MUSEUMS

• Native Costumes Ixchel Museum
Francisco Marroquin University Campus Guatemala
• Archaeology and Ethnology Museum
La Aurora, zone 13. Room 6. Guatemala
• Popol Vuh Museum
Francisco Marroquin University Campus Zone 10

THEATERS

• NATIONAL THEATER
24 Street 3-81 Zone 1

SHOPPING MALLS

• PLAZA CEMACO ZONA 4
7 Av. 2-34 Zone 4
• ENTRO COMERCIAL ZONA 4 AND PLAZA ZONA 4
6 Av. 0-60 Zone 4
• GEMINIS 10
12 Street 1-25 Zone 10
• GRAN CENTRO LOS PROCERES
10 Av. 18-02 Zone 10
• MONTUFAR
12 Street 0-93 Zona 9
• PLAZA CEMACO ZONA 10
Blvd. Los Próceres 4-96 Zone 10