Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is in the Pacific Lowlands of Guatemala.

Understand
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (often shortened to just Santa), is a hot, busy town in a sugar-producing region of the Pacific plain - the air smells of burnt sugar from the many refinaries in the area.

Get in
Buses from Mazatenango and Escuintla.

Get around
Walk, taxi or tuk-tuk.

Drink
Don't accept ice in any drink, unless you want a dose of amoebas, not even in chain restaurants like Pollo Campero etc.

Go next

 * Escuintla
 * Guatemala City
 * Lake Atitlán - take a bus to Mazatenango, and get off at Cocales to take transport up to Santiago Atitlán.