Has anyone been to Antigua, Guatemala recently? It is on my list for destinations to stay for a week or so. Wanted to know if anyone has had an experience there recently or could point out a cafe or two to find a decent Wi-Fi connection.
Thanks!
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| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America | |
| 🚩 Country | Guatemala | |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 19 days | |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps | |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 22°C 72°F + Humid (96%) = feels 22°C 72°F | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 good | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 151 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day | |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing | |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | TIGO | |
| 💸 10 GTQ in USD | USD 1.29 | |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GTQ 1,000 = USD 129 | |
| 💸 Tipping | No | |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Chamba | |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Quid | |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000,000 people | |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes | |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% | |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% | |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb | |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Avianca | |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United | |
💥 We recommend you to take precautions when traveling to Guatemala City as it may not always be safe for travelers, more info | ||
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,126 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $795 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,858 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $531 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $450 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $118 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $636 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $30 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (673 listings) | $933 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $31 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $3 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
Has anyone been to Antigua, Guatemala recently? It is on my list for destinations to stay for a week or so. Wanted to know if anyone has had an experience there recently or could point out a cafe or two to find a decent Wi-Fi connection.
Thanks!
There’s definitely fairly decent internet to be found in Antigua. It can vary from 4Mbps for a home connection to 20Mbps in cafes and coworking spaces. More info here:
The Bagel Barn had probably the best wifi of any cafe in town when I was there in late 2015. Touristy as can be (which, most of Antigua is), but good food and coffee.
Y Tu Piña Tambien is a good spot to work, with decent wifi. Rainbow Cafe was decent as well.
Otherwise, it was pretty hit and miss for me.
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not safe at all
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Real | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 7524° warm | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7222° mild |
| Humidity | nice 72% | nice 71% | nice 67% | nice 70% | nice 84% | nice 89% | nice 84% | nice 86% | nice 92% | nice 95% | nice 81% | nice 76% |
| Rain | dry 36mm | dry 37mm | dry 43mm | rainy 104mm | rainy 220mm | rainy 296mm | rainy 325mm | rainy 306mm | rainy 347mm | rainy 248mm | rainy 92mm | dry 43mm |
| Cloud | pockets 42% | pockets 46% | pockets 41% | pockets 49% | cloudy 74% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 63% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 75% | cloudy 81% | cloudy 57% | pockets 49% |
| Air quality | clean 36 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151 US AQI | bad 151* US AQI | bad 151* US AQI | clean 44 US AQI |
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