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 Pacaya
Antigua
Pacaya is the volcano you can climb in an afternoon - a two-hour walk up to warm lava fields with Agua, Fuego and Acatenango lined up on the horizon.
Time needed
Half a day from Antigua
Hours
Open daily 6:00 AM–7:00 PM
Tips
Park entry is paid in cash at the gate and a guide is required. Horses are available at the trailhead for the climb. Bring a jacket - the summit is cold and windy even when Antigua is warm.
Phone
4813 3621Neighborhood
Escuintla
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.