The Cheapest Places on Earth: Guatemala
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, June, 1998 by Tom Brosnahan
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In December 1996, representatives of Guatemala's government signed peace accords with leaders of the guerrilla forces that had kept the country embroiled in civil war for 36 years. The intermittent conflict had exhausted Guatemala's economy and people, but now that peace has been made, they're rebuilding. It will take a while, however, and right now Guatemala is extremely cheap (an understatement) for the foreign traveler spending dollars.
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How cheap? Imagine a Spanish colonial city so authentic that it looks like a movie set with its red-tile-roofed buildings, cobbled streets, and verdant central plaza. Now imagine an utterly charming eighteenth-century inn furnished in antiques and local crafts, with English-speaking staff in traditional dress, beautiful gardens dotted with fountains, a children's play area, and a swimming pool. This is Antigua's luxurious Quinta de las Flores ("Villa of Flowers"), where a double room with all modern conveniences ...
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