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.
Volcán de Acatenango
Antigua · Park entry: Guatemalan visitors Q25; foreign visitors Q100; Guatemalan students with valid student ID Q10; local visitors free. Tour, guide and accommodation packages priced separately.
The overnight climb to Acatenango's 3,976 m ridge is Guatemala's signature trek, camping opposite Volcán de Fuego as it erupts through the night.
Time needed
Two days, one night
Tips
Go with an operator that supplies tents, sleeping bags and warm layers - summit temperatures drop below freezing. Give yourself a day at altitude in Antigua first, and book ahead in the dry season.
Phone
+502 7832 3717Neighborhood
Chimaltenango
Activity providers
Kosher map of Antigua
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.