A construction boom in Guatemala City during the last three years has brought the number of available deluxe hotel rooms in the capital to over 1,100. Significant increases in hotel rooms were also posted in the traditional tourist locations bringing the total in the Central Highlands to nearly 300 and in the northern department of El Peten to over 200. Due to Guatemala's privileged geographic position it offers over 300 microclimates and 28 life zones. The visitor to Guatemala can find exotic and varied land features that range from black sand beaches to deserts, from jungle rain forests to mountain highlands. All within hours from each other.
Visitors can take advantage of the many package tours that the country has to offer.
These include adventure tourism, ecotourism, archaeology, ethnology and many more that can be adapted to visitors needs. To successfully reach the goal for the year 2000 and tap Guatemala's exceptional and varied tourist alternatives several projects are currently in planning or construction stages. One of the goals of this project is to create a single tourist visa for the region. The Mundo Maya region includes over three thousand ancient Maya ruins. El Peten, a network of rustic lodgings.