A sweltering strip of low-lying, tropical land, some 300km long and 50km wide, Guatemala's Pacific coast is usually known as La Costa Sur. Featureless yet fertile, the coastal plain is a land of vast fincas, dull commerce-driven town seaside resort.

El Paredon is an off-the-beaten-path destination located about a 2.5 hour drive from Antigua. The lazy beach town isn't one that many people think to venture to when visiting Guatemala as often popular tourist destinations like Tikal and Lake Atitlan

Petén is a department of the Republic of Guatemala. It is geographically the northernmost department of Guatemala, as well as the largest by area — at 35,854 km² it accounts for about one-third of Guatemala's area. The capital is Flores.

Petexbatún is a small lake formed by a river of the same name, which is a tributary of the La Pasion river. It is near Sayaxché, located in the southern area of the Guatemalan department of Petén.

Quetzaltenango is a city in Guatemala’s western highlands. It’s set against a backdrop of volcanoes, including towering Santa María with its active Santiaguito lava dome.

The Río Cahabón is a 196-kilometre long river in eastern Guatemala. From its sources in the Sierra de las Minas range in Baja Verapaz it turns north and then east into Alta Verapaz.

San Pedro La Laguna is a Guatemalan town on the southwest shore of Lake Atitlán. For centuries, San Pedro La Laguna has been inhabited by the Tz'utujil people, and in recent years it has also become a tourist destination.

Santa Cruz La Laguna is a municipality located on the northern shore of Lago de Atitlán in the Sololá department of Guatemala. It consists of the villages of Santa Cruz La Laguna and Tzununá as well as four smaller villages.

Sipacate is a resort town and municipality on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, in the Escuintla Department about 22 miles (36 km) west of Puerto San José.

Volcán Tajumulco is a large stratovolcano in the department of San Marcos in western Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America at 4,202 meters. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, which begins in Mexico.