City overview
Guatemala packs volcanoes, Maya cities and colonial streets into a country you can cross in a day. Antigua's cobbled centre sits beneath three volcanoes, Lake Atitlan fills a crater ringed by Maya villages, and Tikal's temples rise out of the Peten rainforest. The Jewish community numbers under a thousand people, almost all of them in Guatemala City, where an Orthodox congregation and a Sephardi society have both been established for a century. Three Chabad houses serve travellers - one in the capital, one in Antigua and one on the shore of Lake Atitlan - and each of them cooks. Kosher food, Shabbos meals and a minyan are all reachable on the standard Guatemala route.
Reserva Natural Atitlán
Antigua · Adults Q80; children under 12 Q45. Includes nature trails, hanging bridges, coati observation deck, butterfly preserve, playgrounds and private lake shore. Entry included for overnight guests or visitors taking a zip-line tour.
A private reserve on an old coffee finca just outside Panajachel, with hanging bridges through the canopy, a butterfly house, waterfalls and a zipline circuit over the ravine.
Time needed
Half a day
Hours
Open daily 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tips
The trail loop and the zipline are priced separately. Spider monkeys and coatis are usually visible along the bridges in the early morning.
Phone
+502 7762-2565Website
https://atitlanreserva.com/Neighborhood
Panajachel, Lake Atitlán
Activity providers
Kosher map of Antigua
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