Trips to Guatemala

JALAPA

Jalapa, located in the south-Eastern region of Guatemala, among others offers a variety of attractive natural as as much architectonic, between that are the colonial ruins of Ingenio de Ayarza in the municipality of Jalapa or the Colonial Church of Jilotepeque San Luis.

As far as its attractive natural ones, Jalapa is characterized by its volcanos that, besides giving to major interest to the landscape, are ideal to practice the sport tourism of adventure or. To overcome a river, to promote a mount or to take a walk between brambles, can also represent magnificent adventures. There they are for such aims the valleys of Jalapa, Nuns, the Annattos, Stay, Garay, Jutiapilla and Santo Domingo.

Natural tourist places are: The Cascades of Tatasirire, the Lagoon of Jumay Annattos, the Jump, the Paradise, the Spa the Spurts and the one of Lukewarm Water in San Pedro Sight, the Hot Water spas and the Encounter, the lagoon of the Hole, the bath Lukewarm Water and the Mojarritas river in Nuns; the spas of the Drawer, Ignacio and Taburetes in San Manuel Shower, the San Juan spa in San Carlos Alzatate, the Viewpoint of the Santiago hill.

The precious samples of pottery, the work of palm and basketwork, as well as the ceramics guinea fowl of pre-Hispanic origin, is perhaps one of the attractive majors for the visitor of this department.

Jalapa considers the most mysterious department of Guatemala. In their territory the majority of the oral traditions is concentrated that come from historical sources, ethnic and cultural. They emphasize wonderful stories here, of popular bandits and who usually narrate themselves in velorios, as well as in the runners of the houses.