1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff | USD 0.24 |
Lettuce | USD 0.66 |
Tennis court rent (1 hour on weekend) | USD 6.40 |
Eggs (12) | USD 1.80 |
Local draught beer | USD 2.24 |
1 Summer dress in a chain store | USD 52.45 |
Monthly Pass (local transport) | USD 11.51 |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | USD 769.74 |
Imported beer at restaurant | USD 1.92 |
Mid-range restaurant | USD 21.51 |
Santa Cruz del Quiche is both the capital and the seat of Santa Cruz del Quiche and El Quiche. The city was also believed to be the site where Nim Ch'okoj, an anonymous K'iche noble wrote the sacred text of the Mayan called Popol Vuh.
Cheap flights to Santa Cruz del Quiche are served by its lone airport, the Quiche Airports. Tourists coming from the North can enjoy the traveling to the city by passing fine forest and ravines. The city is connected to most parts of Guatemala with good paved roads.
Although tourists may find little attractions in the city, the church in the central plaza is an interesting place to see while in the city. The church was built by the Dominicans using the stones from the ruins of Utatlan of the ancient Mayan civilization. A few distances away is the statue of Tecun Uman, a ke'chi hero. The city is also near the Utatlan that depicts the fascinating and rich Mayan Culture. Using the public bus, you can reach the site to marvel at the magnificent ruins of the Utatlan and travel time is only 4 kilometers from the western part of Santa Cruz del Quiche. If you want to be safer, you can book or contact a coordinated tour that offers visit to the site.
Don't expect to see grand hotels in Santa Cruz del Quiche as accommodation in the city is through booking in hotels in nearby cities. However If you want to make the city as your base for traveling around Guatemala, be prepared to enjoy only the basic facilities like clean bed and bathrooms.
For the more adventurous tourists, Santa Cruz del Quiche offers the rare experience and closer look to a Mayan territory. Passing the routes to Santa Cruz del Quiche, you can feel the chilling experience of passing through a lagoon believed to have been created by the tears wept by the wives of Ki’chi kings after their husband were slain by the Spaniards. The lagoon is beautiful as well as exciting because of its legend.
Santa Cruz del Quiche‘s lack of attraction is well compensated by its breathtaking sceneries offering the best of Guatemala’s nature sceneries and cool climate. Budget travelers will marvel how cheap flights to Santa Cruz del Quiche can make their travel in the city enjoyable as well as money-saving.