Mazatenango

Sunset over Mazatenango

Mazatenango (often referred to as Mazate) is a town in the Pacific Lowlands of Guatemala.

Understand

Mazatenango is one of the most important towns in the Pacific Lowlands, and is capital of the Suchitepéquez department.

Get in

Mazatenango is located on the CA2 highway running the length of the Pacific Lowlands from the Mexican border to the border of El Salvador. There are direct buses from Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango, Escuintla and Retalhuleu.

Get around

Walk, microbus, taxi or tuk-tuk.

See

• Tulate. Pacific beach. Direct buses from Mazatenango via Cuyotenango. (updated Feb 2016)

Do

• Plaza Las Américas. Shopping mall on the CA2 highway, with multi-screen cinema showing the latest Hollywood releases dubbed in Spanish. (updated Feb 2016)

Go next

• Lake Atitlán in the Western Highlands, via Cocales.
• Retalhuleu for the ruins of Takalik Abaj, the IRTRA amusement parks, and Champerico beach.
• Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa for the various collection of prehispanic sculpture nearby.