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CENTRAL AMERICA / GUATEMALA
Triplandio Antigua guide covers 4 travel guides across 16 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 16 self-guided walking tours in Antigua with 96 POI, spanning 46.8 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Antigua
City & Country Data Guatemala (Antigua)
Key travel data for Antigua — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Guatemala
Cost
HIGH
Safety
38
Health
17
Lifestyle
46
Infra
11
Rank
#89
Score
20
Tourists
594K/y
GDP/cap
$6.6k
Life Exp
72.7 yrs
Population
18.7M
Currency
GTQ Q
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Antigua
Coffee
$3.91
Beer
$3.24
Lunch
$6.73
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.30
Transit
$1.97
Fuel
$3.50/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Antigua (Guatemala)
Now (September) avg: 19°C, wetter month, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Dec.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
24°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:52 / 17:56
Local time
16:24
Best Months 
Feb & Dec
Feb & Dec
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Jul
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Peppers stuffed with a flavorful filling. A comforting stew of shredded beef. A traditional Guatemalan chicken stew. Sweet plantain fritters stuffed with beans.
Traditional Local Food
Antigua (Guatemala)
Main course
Meat
Chiles Rellenos
chee-les rey-yen-os
· Stuffed Peppers
Main course
Meat
Hilachas
hee-lah-chahs
· Shredded Beef Stew
Main course
Meat
Pepián de Pollo
peh-pee-ahn deh po-yoh
· Chicken Stew with Vegetables
Snack
Vegetarian
Rellenitos de Plátano
reh-yeh-nee-toes deh plah-tah-no
· Stuffed Plantain Fritters
